Christy Mathewson vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Nolan Ryan. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.19) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.262). 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 Nolan Ryan

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.79
86.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4219
7.93
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18036
33.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Nolan Ryan

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Nolan Ryan

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50