Christy Mathewson vs. Bob Welch — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Bob Welch
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Bob Welch. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.47) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.290). 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 Bob Welch

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.61
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.1
59.1
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.79
86.79
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
3.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9276
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3092
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2894
8.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
0.78
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
3.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1969
5.73
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12956
37.71
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.14
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1310
3.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.24
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18036
33.9
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11638
33.88
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Bob Welch

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
1.48
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9279
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3093
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
0.71
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
1.15
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
1.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
1.85
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Bob Welch

Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
520
467.07
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
668
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
582
522.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
88
79.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
78
70.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
19.24
17.28
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
103
92.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
113
101.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
26
23.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
30
26.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
54
48.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
11.96
10.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.69
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
22
19.76
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
153.59
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
52.99
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.59
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0