Christy Mathewson vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Roy Witherup. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 4.44) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.454). 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 Roy Witherup

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.79
86.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.17
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
4.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Roy Witherup

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.33
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.61
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Roy Witherup

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1687
535.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA