Christy Mathewson vs Walter Johnson

Christy MathewsonWalter Johnson

Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson compared on their MLB careers: Christy Mathewson played 17 seasons, 1900 to 1916, Walter Johnson 21 seasons, 1907 to 1927. Christy Mathewson has 373 wins to Walter Johnson's 417. Christy Mathewson won 1 title, Walter Johnson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson career totals
635GP802
373W417
188L279
2.1ERA2.2
4780.2IP5914.2
2,502K3,509
844BB1,363
1.1WHIP1.1
28SV34

How do they compare in the postseason?

Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson postseason
11GP6
0R0
76H56

Where each stands all time

Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson all-time places
40th (2,502)Strikeouts (pitching)11th (3,509)
3rd (373)Wins (pitching)2nd (417)

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
  • Walter Johnson: 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 Walter Johnson 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.
1st1900035.081907591.88
2nd190120172.41190814141.65
3rd190214172.11190913252.22
4th190330132.26191025171.36
5th190433122.03191125131.90
6th19053191.28191233121.39
7th190622122.9719133671.14
8th190724122.00191428181.72
9th190837111.43191527131.55
10th19092561.14191625201.90
11th19102791.89191723162.21
12th191126131.99191823131.27
13th191223122.12191920141.49
14th191325112.0619208103.13
15th191424133.00192117143.51
16th19158143.58192215162.99
17th1916443.01192317123.48
18th————19242372.72
19th————19252073.07
20th————192615163.63
21st————1927565.10

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA