Christy Mathewson vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Russ Meyer. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.99) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.409). 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 Russ Meyer

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.87
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.55
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.29
56.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.65
68.65
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
3.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6570
38.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761
4.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Russ Meyer

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
0.84
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1506
4.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1876
5.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1819
4.9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.022
1.022
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.36
15.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Russ Meyer

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
569
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
55
58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
82.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
23.2
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA