Willard Mains vs. Christy Mathewson — Career Comparison

Willard Mains
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Christy Mathewson built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Mains 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 1.550 for Willard Mains. By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Mains and Christy Mathewson

Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.41
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.48
48.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
3.53
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
8.78
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.17
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
5.18
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
40.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
6.42
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
35.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6

Fielding Stats for Willard Mains and Christy Mathewson

Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
3.1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.58
91.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.977
1.977
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Mains and Christy Mathewson

Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
207.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
572.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
114.98
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
93.07
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
15.88
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.81
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
60.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.75
43.12
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
198.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
145.16
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
175.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
157.23
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
47.96
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
52.41
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
98.15
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
67.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149.28
47.42
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.62
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
218
69.24
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.67
8.67
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
6.35
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.67
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
95.24
95.24