Christy Mathewson vs. Bill McClain — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Bill McClain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaColumbus Blue BirdsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Bill McClain. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 22.5) and WHIP (1.058 vs 3.000). 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 Christy Mathewson and Bill McClain

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.79
86.79
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.35
22.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.5
17.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.701
0.701
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
58.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.14
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Bill McClain

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Bill McClain

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
18.72
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
218
69.24
Bill McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Bill McClain
Career
Per 600 PA