Christy Mathewson vs Eddie Plank

Christy Mathewson Eddie Plank

Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank compared on their MLB careers: Christy Mathewson played 17 seasons, 1900 to 1916, Eddie Plank 17 seasons, 1901 to 1917. Christy Mathewson has 373 wins to Eddie Plank's 326. Christy Mathewson won 1 title, Eddie Plank won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank career totals

635	GP	623
373	W	326
188	L	194
2.1	ERA	2.4
4780.2	IP	4495.2
2,502	K	2,246
844	BB	1,072
1.1	WHIP	1.1
28	SV	23

How do they compare in the postseason?

Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank postseason

11	GP	7
0	R	0
76	H	36

Where each stands all time

Christy Mathewson and Eddie Plank all-time places

40th (2,502)	Strikeouts (pitching)	61st (2,246)
3rd (373)	Wins (pitching)	13th (326)

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
Eddie Plank: 3 championships; 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 Eddie Plank season by season

1st	1900	0	3	5.08	1901	17	13	3.31
2nd	1901	20	17	2.41	1902	20	15	3.30
3rd	1902	14	17	2.11	1903	23	16	2.38
4th	1903	30	13	2.26	1904	26	17	2.17
5th	1904	33	12	2.03	1905	24	12	2.26
6th	1905	31	9	1.28	1906	19	6	2.25
7th	1906	22	12	2.97	1907	24	16	2.20
8th	1907	24	12	2.00	1908	14	16	2.17
9th	1908	37	11	1.43	1909	19	10	1.76
10th	1909	25	6	1.14	1910	16	10	2.01
11th	1910	27	9	1.89	1911	23	8	2.10
12th	1911	26	13	1.99	1912	26	6	2.22
13th	1912	23	12	2.12	1913	18	10	2.60
14th	1913	25	11	2.06	1914	15	7	2.87
15th	1914	24	13	3.00	1915	21	11	2.08
16th	1915	8	14	3.58	1916	16	15	2.33
17th	1916	4	4	3.01	1917	5	6	1.79

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA