Christy Mathewson vs. Al McBean — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christy Mathewson built a career as a starting pitcher and Al McBean 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 3.13 and 1.379 for Al McBean. By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christy Mathewson and Al McBean

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.56
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.26
57.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
3.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058
8.88
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
3.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4518
37.92
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
3.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4123
34.6
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Al McBean

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3218
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.11
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
2.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
2.73
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.12
93.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.54
18.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Al McBean

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
284
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
557.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
52
109.86
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.81
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
15.39
32.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
145.16
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
59
124.65
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
21
44.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
52.41
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
43
90.85
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
14.27
30.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.68
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
223.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA