Max Leon vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Max Leon
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Christy Mathewson built a career as a starting pitcher and Max Leon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Christy Mathewson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.058 compared to 3.71 and 1.392 for Max Leon. By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Leon and Christy Mathewson

Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.71
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
310.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
9.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.81
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1346
39.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.86
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
4.44
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
34.66
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Max Leon and Christy Mathewson

Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
310.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.432
0.432
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Leon and Christy Mathewson

Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
1662.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
114.98
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
93.07
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
30.85
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
127.87
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
88.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
42.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
218
69.24
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.25
15.25
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.67
8.67
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
6.35
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.67
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
95.24
95.24