Christy Mathewson vs. Johnny Welch — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Johnny Welch
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Johnny Welch. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 4.66) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.538). 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 Johnny Welch

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.87
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.05
46.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.66
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
3.64
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
3.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
40.35
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.03
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
5.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
36.47
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Johnny Welch

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10032
27
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
9
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Johnny Welch

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
415.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
540.71
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
114.98
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
118.58
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
93.07
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
94.86
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
15.88
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.22
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.72
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
17.02
40.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
145.16
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
147.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
64
151.78
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
47.96
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
98.15
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
109.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
18.64
44.21
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
33.2
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
101.98
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA