Addie Joss vs Christy Mathewson

Addie JossChristy Mathewson

Addie Joss and Christy Mathewson compared on their MLB careers: Addie Joss played 9 seasons, 1902 to 1910, Christy Mathewson 17 seasons, 1900 to 1916. Addie Joss has 160 wins to Christy Mathewson's 373. Christy Mathewson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Addie Joss and Christy Mathewson career totals
286GP635
160W373
97L188
1.9ERA2.1
2,327IP4780.2
920K2,502
364BB844
1.0WHIP1.1
5SV28

Where each stands all time

Addie Joss and Christy Mathewson all-time places
224th (160)Wins (pitching)3rd (373)
—Strikeouts (pitching)40th (2,502)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Addie Joss: 0 championships; none on file
  • Christy Mathewson: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Addie Joss and Christy Mathewson season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st190217132.771900035.08
2nd190318132.19190120172.41
3rd190414101.59190214172.11
4th190520122.01190330132.26
5th19062191.72190433122.03
6th190727111.8319053191.28
7th190824111.16190622122.97
8th190914131.71190724122.00
9th1910552.26190837111.43
10th————19092561.14
11th————19102791.89
12th————191126131.99
13th————191223122.12
14th————191325112.06
15th————191424133.00
16th————19158143.58
17th————1916443.01

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA