Christy Mathewson vs. Darrin Winston — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Darrin Winston
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christy Mathewson built a career as a starting pitcher and Darrin Winston 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 5.84 and 1.324 for Darrin Winston. 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 Darrin Winston

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
0.7
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.49
66.49
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.62
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.757
0.757
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.22
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
39.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.46
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.24
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Darrin Winston

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.72
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.73
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.73
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.46
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.46
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.96
96.96
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Darrin Winston

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
114.98
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
93.07
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.75
43.12
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
99.33
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
145.16
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
157.23
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
52.41
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
98.15
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149.28
47.42
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
112.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
36.84
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Darrin Winston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Darrin Winston
Career
Per 600 PA