Christy Mathewson vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Luis Tiant. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.3) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.214). 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 Luis Tiant

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18036
33.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Luis Tiant

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Luis Tiant

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
570
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
44
46.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50