Christy Mathewson vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Lefty Williams. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.13) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.238). 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 Lefty Williams

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.43
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.62
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.08
63.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.42
80.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
3.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3558
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1121
8.51
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
2.63
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
3.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4799
36.42
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
3.77
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18036
33.9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4406
33.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Lefty Williams

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10032
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Lefty Williams

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
255.03
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
447
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
384
515.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
61
81.88
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
50
67.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.05
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.81
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.71
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.77
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19.25
25.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
77
103.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
95
127.52
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
30
40.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
59
79.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18.14
24.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
36.84
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
44.3
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
150.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.99
3.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.93
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA