Gene Lillard vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Gene Lillard
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Gene Lillard. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 7.09) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.944). By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Gene Lillard and Christy Mathewson

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.21
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
7.09
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
11.46
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.46
11.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.03
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
43.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
8.3
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.944
1.944
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
37.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.89
43.89
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Gene Lillard and Christy Mathewson

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10032
27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
9
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Lillard and Christy Mathewson

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
27.86
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
192.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
157.23
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
47.96
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
98.15
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
35.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
36.84
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24