Christy Mathewson vs. Charlie Williams — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Charlie Williams
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christy Mathewson built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Williams 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 3.97 and 1.587 for Charlie Williams. 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 Charlie Williams

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.35
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.11
51.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1720
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
573.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.6
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
4.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.85
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
4.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.928
0.928
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
39.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.1
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
4.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.86
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2162
33.94
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Charlie Williams

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1718
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
572.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.53
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.6
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
2.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
2.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Charlie Williams

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
1461.82
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
97
529.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.81
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
13.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
15
81.82
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
38.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
5.1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
5.4
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
180
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA