Alex Main vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal 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 Alex Main. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 2.77) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.220). 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 Alex Main and Christy Mathewson

Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.67
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.67
58.67
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
2.77
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.63
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4219
7.93
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.17
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.35
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
36.28
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
3.55
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18036
33.9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.28
36.28
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Alex Main and Christy Mathewson

Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10032
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Main and Christy Mathewson

Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
334.78
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
552.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
20
86.96
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
15.88
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
22.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
25
108.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
27
117.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
15.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
156.52
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.67
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24