Christy Mathewson vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Warren Spahn. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.09) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.206). 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 Warren Spahn

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
1.29
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
0.62
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.7
59.7
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.79
86.79
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
0.66
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.11
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
3.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
2.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21547
36.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.14
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
3.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Warren Spahn

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.65
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
2.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1279
3.72
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
3.55
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Warren Spahn

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
228.61
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
15.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
134.33
39.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
457
145.16
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
464
135.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
141
41.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
165
52.41
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
295
86.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
123.31
36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
94
27.45
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
68
19.85
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67