Christy Mathewson vs Ed Walsh

Christy MathewsonEd Walsh

Christy Mathewson and Ed Walsh compared on their MLB careers: Christy Mathewson played 17 seasons, 1900 to 1916, Ed Walsh 14 seasons, 1904 to 1917. Christy Mathewson has 373 wins to Ed Walsh's 195. Christy Mathewson won 1 title, Ed Walsh won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Christy Mathewson and Ed Walsh career totals
635GP430
373W195
188L126
2.1ERA1.8
4780.2IP2964.1
2,502K1,736
844BB617
1.1WHIP1
28SV34

How do they compare in the postseason?

Christy Mathewson and Ed Walsh postseason
11GP2
0R0
76H7

Where each stands all time

Christy Mathewson and Ed Walsh all-time places
40th (2,502)Strikeouts (pitching)141st (1,736)
3rd (373)Wins (pitching)126th (195)

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

  • Christy Mathewson: 1 championship; none on file
  • Ed Walsh: 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.

Christy Mathewson and Ed Walsh 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.
1st1900035.081904632.60
2nd190120172.411905832.17
3rd190214172.11190617131.88
4th190330132.26190724181.60
5th190433122.03190840151.42
6th19053191.28190915111.41
7th190622122.97191018201.27
8th190724122.00191127182.22
9th190837111.43191227172.15
10th19092561.141913832.58
11th19102791.891914232.82
12th191126131.991915301.33
13th191223122.121916012.70
14th191325112.061917013.50
15th191424133.00————
16th19158143.58————
17th1916443.01————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA