Christy Mathewson vs. Jim Palmer — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Jim Palmer. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 2.86) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.190). 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 Jim Palmer

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
1.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.61
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.35
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.81
63.81
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.79
86.79
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253
2.86
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4219
7.93
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
7.63
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
0.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
2.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
5.04
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.19
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16114
36.73
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.14
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
3.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18036
33.9
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14575
33.23
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Jim Palmer

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11843
27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.67
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
1.32
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
2.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
869
1.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.12
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Jim Palmer

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576
643.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
546.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
85
94.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
72
80.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
22.01
24.59
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
105
117.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
101
112.85
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
47.96
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
41
45.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
98.15
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
17.57
19.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.88
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
231.28
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
34.64
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
95.24
95.24
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100