Christy Mathewson vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Cal McLish. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 4) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.418). 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 Cal McLish

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
1.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
3.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6938
38.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.39
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824
4.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
35.57
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Cal McLish

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
0.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
2.01
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
2.96
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
2.89
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.96
96.96
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Cal McLish

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
490
521.28
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
73
77.66
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
59
62.77
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.89
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
22.4
23.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
95
101.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
47.96
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
36.84
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
95.24
95.24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100