Christy Mathewson vs. Fred Wenz — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Fred Wenz
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christy Mathewson built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wenz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Christy Mathewson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.058 compared to 4.68 and 1.512 for Fred Wenz. By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christy Mathewson and Fred Wenz

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.35
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.49
66.49
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4219
7.93
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.65
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.08
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
39.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18036
33.9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
33.38
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Fred Wenz

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.96
96.96
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.129
0.129
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Fred Wenz

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
3100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
47.96
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
98.15
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-24.1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
36.84
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA