Player

Christy Mathewson HOF 1936

Player Info
Full Name
Christopher
Born
August 12, 1880
Factoryville, PA, USA
Died
October 7, 1925
Size
6'1" / 195 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
July 17, 1900
Final Game
September 4, 1916
Career
17 years
Teams
Honors
1914 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1914 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1913 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1913 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1912 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1911 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1911 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1910 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1910 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1909 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
... and 5 more
Career Batting
647
G
.215
AVG
362
H
7
HR
165
RBI
.536
OPS
67
OPS vs Lg
24% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
373-188
W-L
2.13
ERA
636
G
2,507
SO
29
SV
1.06
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1916 New York Giants 3 4 2.33 12 6 2 65.2 16 7
1916 Cincinnati Reds 1 0 8.00 1 1 0 9.0 3 1
1915 New York Giants 8 14 3.58 27 24 0 186.0 57 20
1914 New York Giants 24 13 3.00 41 35 2 312.0 80 23
1913 New York Giants 25 11 2.06 40 35 2 306.0 93 21
1912 New York Giants 23 12 2.12 43 34 4 310.0 134 34
1911 New York Giants 26 13 1.99 45 37 3 307.0 141 38
1910 New York Giants 27 9 1.89 38 35 0 318.0 184 60
1909 New York Giants 25 6 1.14 37 33 2 275.0 149 36
1908 New York Giants 37 11 1.43 56 44 5 390.2 259 42
1907 New York Giants 24 12 2.00 41 36 2 315.0 178 53
1906 New York Giants 22 12 2.97 38 35 1 266.2 128 77
1905 New York Giants 31 9 1.28 43 37 3 338.2 206 64
1904 New York Giants 33 12 2.03 48 46 1 367.2 212 78
1903 New York Giants 30 13 2.26 45 42 2 366.0 267 100
1902 New York Giants 14 17 2.12 35 33 0 284.2 164 77
1901 New York Giants 20 17 2.41 40 38 0 336.0 221 97
1900 New York Giants 0 3 5.08 6 1 0 33.1 15 20
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1916 NL 74.7 2.29 0.96 1.098
1915 NL 186.0 2.76 0.97 1.177 ✓
1914 NL 312.0 2.31 0.66 1.080 ✓
1913 NL 306.0 2.74 0.62 1.020 ✓
1912 NL 310.0 3.89 0.99 1.113 ✓
1911 NL 307.0 4.13 1.11 1.111 ✓
1910 NL 318.3 5.20 1.70 1.106 ✓
1909 NL 275.3 4.87 1.18 0.828 ✓
1908 NL 390.7 5.97 0.97 0.827 ✓
1907 NL 315.0 5.09 1.51 0.962 ✓
1906 NL 266.7 4.32 2.60 1.271 ✓
1905 NL 338.7 5.47 1.70 0.933 ✓
1904 NL 367.7 5.19 1.91 1.044 ✓
1903 NL 366.3 6.56 2.46 1.149 ✓
1902 NL 284.7 5.19 2.43 1.135 ✓
1901 NL 336.0 5.92 2.60 1.146 ✓
1900 NL 33.7 4.01 5.35 1.693
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1916 New York Giants 12 17 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1916 Cincinnati Reds 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 .600
1915 New York Giants 27 51 8 4 0 0 3 .157
1914 New York Giants 41 105 23 3 1 0 8 .219
1913 New York Giants 40 103 19 0 0 0 7 .184
1912 New York Giants 43 110 29 4 1 0 14 .264
1911 New York Giants 45 112 22 2 0 0 12 .196
1910 New York Giants 38 107 25 5 1 1 9 .234
1909 New York Giants 37 95 25 4 1 1 9 .263
1908 New York Giants 56 129 20 2 2 0 11 .155
1907 New York Giants 41 107 20 3 1 0 8 .187
1906 New York Giants 38 91 24 4 1 0 6 .264
1905 New York Giants 44 127 30 5 0 2 13 .236
1904 New York Giants 48 133 30 5 3 0 15 .226
1903 New York Giants 45 124 28 3 0 1 13 .226
1902 New York Giants 43 130 26 3 0 2 10 .200
1901 New York Giants 42 130 28 0 1 0 10 .215
1900 New York Giants 6 11 2 2 0 0 1 .182
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1916 NL 28 .046 .167 14.3 14.3 44 0.0
1915 NL 62 .078 .200 11.3 17.7 59 0.0
1914 NL 120 .048 .247 9.2 10.0 72 0.0
1913 NL 115 .000 .211 7.0 11.3 27 0.0
1912 NL 120 .055 .284 5.0 6.7 77 0.0
1911 NL 121 .018 .222 4.1 10.7 31 0.0
1910 NL 124 .094 .258 9.7 10.5 93 1.0
1909 NL 100 .095 .282 4.0 9.0 108 1.0
1908 NL 147 .047 .171 6.1 8.2 40 0.0
1907 NL 119 .047 .211 4.2 10.1 57 0.0
1906 NL 103 .066 .320 8.7 15.5 113 0.0
1905 NL 141 .087 .248 7.1 8.5 95 2.1
1904 NL 152 .083 .280 5.9 17.1 87 0.0
1903 NL 149 .048 .248 5.4 9.4 63 1.1
1902 NL 140 .069 .214 4.3 11.4 64 2.3
1901 NL 136 .015 .267 1.5 18.4 36 0.0
1900 NL 12 .182 .222 8.3 16.7 73 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 636 281 1,503 53 41 .971
OF 4 5 1 0 1 1.000
1B 3 27 2 4 2 .879
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1916 Cincinnati Reds P 1 1 3 0 0 1.000
1916 New York Giants P 12 5 25 0 1 1.000
1915 New York Giants P 27 8 54 1 3 .984
1914 New York Giants P 41 15 91 5 7 .955
1913 New York Giants P 40 13 100 3 3 .974
1912 New York Giants P 43 15 74 4 4 .957
1911 New York Giants P 45 31 107 2 2 .986
1910 New York Giants P 38 12 114 4 6 .969
1909 New York Giants P 37 19 96 4 3 .966
1908 New York Giants P 56 27 141 2 1 .988
1907 New York Giants P 41 16 87 6 0 .945
1906 New York Giants P 38 15 90 1 1 .991
1905 New York Giants P 43 15 116 4 4 .970
1904 New York Giants P 48 32 116 6 0 .961
1903 New York Giants P 45 18 93 3 0 .974
1902 New York Giants 1B 3 27 2 4 2 .879
1902 New York Giants OF 4 5 1 0 1 1.000
1902 New York Giants P 35 17 79 7 5 .932
1901 New York Giants P 40 21 108 1 1 .992
1900 New York Giants P 6 1 9 0 0 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 11 5-5 0 101.2 48 0.97
1913 World Series New York Giants 2 1-1 0 19.0 7 0.95
1912 World Series New York Giants 3 0-2 0 28.2 10 0.94
1911 World Series New York Giants 3 1-2 0 27.0 13 2.00
1905 World Series New York Giants 3 3-0 0 27.0 18 0.00
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 11 32 9 0 1 .281
1913 World Series New York Giants 2 5 3 0 1 .600
1912 World Series New York Giants 3 12 2 0 0 .167
1911 World Series New York Giants 3 7 2 0 0 .286
1905 World Series New York Giants 3 8 2 0 0 .250
Managerial record: 164-176 (.482) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1918 Cincinnati Reds NL 120 61 57 .517 3
1917 Cincinnati Reds NL 157 78 76 .506 4
1916 Cincinnati Reds NL 69 25 43 .368 7 Player-Mgr