Ted Lewis vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Ted Lewis
Pre-GenerationalWalesThrows RightBats RightBoston 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 Ted Lewis 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 3.53 and 1.345 for Ted Lewis. By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lewis and Christy Mathewson

Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
1.2
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.41
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.49
59.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.61
83.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.87
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
0.82
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
3.53
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
8.83
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.37
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
3.27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
2.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.701
0.701
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5956
38.15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
4.82
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5406
34.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Ted Lewis and Christy Mathewson

Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4227
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1409
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
2.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
2.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.859
1.859
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lewis and Christy Mathewson

Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
184
181.88
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
205.51
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
607
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
552
545.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
121.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
114.98
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
108.73
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
93.07
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.88
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.85
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
39.83
39.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
139
137.4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
159.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
157.23
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
65.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
47.96
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
52
51.4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
116.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
98.15
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
46.91
46.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.56
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
36.84
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
65.24
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
218
69.24
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.2
9.2
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.67
8.67
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
16.8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
95.24
95.24