Christy Mathewson vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Russ Ortiz. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 4.51) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.514). 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 Ortiz

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.61
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.94
55.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
4.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
8.77
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.66
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
6.46
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.24
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7316
39.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.14
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
4.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6278
34.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Russ Ortiz

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.45
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
2.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
2.02
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.96
96.96
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Russ Ortiz

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
316
311.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
608
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
507
500.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
104
102.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
74
73.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
15.88
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.61
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
39.39
38.87
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
145.16
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
146.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
141
139.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
45
44.41
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
49
48.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
87
85.86
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
39.7
39.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
35
34.54
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
133.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.21
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.88
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA