Christy Mathewson vs. Masahiro Tanaka — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Masahiro Tanaka
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Masahiro Tanaka. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.74) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.131). 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 Masahiro Tanaka

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.67
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.9
62.9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.79
86.79
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.43
99.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
3.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3163
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
983
8.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
1.78
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
8.46
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4299
36.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.14
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
4.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.19
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4032
34.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Masahiro Tanaka

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3163
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.76
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1.72
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.96
96.96
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.161
1.161
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.43
99.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Masahiro Tanaka

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
3600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-37.4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Masahiro Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
248.28
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Masahiro Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA