Christy Mathewson vs Joe Wood

Christy Mathewson Joe Wood

Christy Mathewson and Joe Wood compared on their MLB careers: Christy Mathewson played 17 seasons, 1900 to 1916, Joe Wood 11 seasons, 1908 to 1920. Christy Mathewson has 373 wins to Joe Wood's 116. Christy Mathewson won 1 title, Joe Wood won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Christy Mathewson and Joe Wood career totals

635	GP	225
373	W	116
188	L	57
2.1	ERA	2.0
4780.2	IP	1436.1
2,502	K	989
844	BB	421
1.1	WHIP	1.1
28	SV	11

How do they compare in the postseason?

Christy Mathewson and Joe Wood postseason

11	GP	4
0	R	0
76	H	27

Where each stands all time

Christy Mathewson and Joe Wood all-time places

40th (2,502)	Strikeouts (pitching)	—
3rd (373)	Wins (pitching)	—

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
Joe Wood: 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 Joe Wood season by season

1st	1900	0	3	5.08	1908	1	1	2.38
2nd	1901	20	17	2.41	1909	11	7	2.18
3rd	1902	14	17	2.11	1910	12	13	1.68
4th	1903	30	13	2.26	1911	23	17	2.02
5th	1904	33	12	2.03	1912	34	5	1.91
6th	1905	31	9	1.28	1913	11	5	2.29
7th	1906	22	12	2.97	1914	9	3	2.62
8th	1907	24	12	2.00	1915	15	5	1.49
9th	1908	37	11	1.43	1917	0	1	3.45
10th	1909	25	6	1.14	1919	0	0	0.00
11th	1910	27	9	1.89	1920	0	0	22.50
12th	1911	26	13	1.99	—	—	—	—
13th	1912	23	12	2.12	—	—	—	—
14th	1913	25	11	2.06	—	—	—	—
15th	1914	24	13	3.00	—	—	—	—
16th	1915	8	14	3.58	—	—	—	—
17th	1916	4	4	3.01	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA