Christy Mathewson

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Rightfielder and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: August 12, 1880 in Factoryville, PA us

Died: October 7, 1925 in Saranac Lake, NY

Buried: Lewisburg City Cemetery, Lewisburg, PA

High School: Keystone Academy (Factoryville, PA)

School: Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)

Last Game: September 4, 1916 (Age 36-023d)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 15 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 8 ER, W

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1936. (Voted by BBWAA on 205/226 ballots)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1939.
View Christy Mathewson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1901 season

Full Name: Christopher Mathewson

Nicknames: Big Six or Matty

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Relatives: Brother of Henry Mathewson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

106.7

373

188

ERA

2.13

636

552

4788.2

2507

WHIP

1.058

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1899	18	-7.0	Taunton	NENL	F		2	13	.133		7.34	17	15		15	0		130.0	168	106			33		52					1.546	11.6		2.3	3.6	1.58
1900	19	-8.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	0	3	.000	5.08	8.55	6	1	4	1	0	0	33.2	37	32	19	1	20		15	4	0	1	157	1.693	9.9	0.3	5.3	4.0	0.75
1901	20	-6.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	20	17	.541	2.41	3.51	40	38	2	36	5	0	336.0	288	131	90	3	97		221	13	1	23	1361	1.146	7.7	0.1	2.6	5.9	2.28
1902	21	-5.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	14	17	.452	2.12	3.73	35	33	2	30	8	0	284.2	246	118	67	3	77		164	10	2	17	1142	1.135	7.8	0.1	2.4	5.2	2.13
1903	22	-5.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	30	13	.698	2.26	3.34	45	42	3	37	3	2	366.1	321	136	92	4	100		267	10	0	18	1502	1.149	7.9	0.1	2.5	6.6	2.67
1904	23	-4.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	33	12	.733	2.03	2.94	48	46	2	33	4	1	367.2	306	120	83	7	78		212	4	2	10	1443	1.044	7.5	0.2	1.9	5.2	2.72
1905	24	-3.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	31	9	.775	1.28	2.26	43	37	6	32	8	3	338.2	252	85	48	4	64		206	1	3	6	1294	0.933	6.7	0.1	1.7	5.5	3.22
1906	25	-2.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	22	12	.647	2.97	3.38	38	35	3	22	6	1	266.2	262	100	88	3	77		128	3	0	4	1086	1.271	8.8	0.1	2.6	4.3	1.66
1907	26	-1.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	24	12	.667	2.00	2.51	41	36	4	31	8	2	315.0	250	88	70	5	53		178	2	0	5	1235	0.962	7.1	0.1	1.5	5.1	3.36
1908	27	-0.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	37	11	.771	1.43	1.96	56	44	9	34	11	5	390.2	281	85	62	5	42		259	3	0	2	1485	0.827	6.5	0.1	1.0	6.0	6.17
1909	28	1.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	25	6	.806	1.14	1.86	37	33	4	26	8	2	275.1	192	57	35	2	36		149	0	0	4	998	0.828	6.3	0.1	1.2	4.9	4.14
1910	29	1.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	27	9	.750	1.89	2.83	38	35	3	27	2	0	318.1	292	100	67	5	60		184	3	0	8	1242	1.106	8.3	0.1	1.7	5.2	3.07
1911	30	3.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	26	13	.667	1.99	2.99	45	37	6	29	5	3	307.0	303	102	68	5	38		141	1	0	2	1208	1.111	8.9	0.1	1.1	4.1	3.71
1912	31	4.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	23	12	.657	2.12	3.11	43	34	9	27	0	5	310.0	311	107	73	5	34		134	2	0	3	1263	1.113	9.0	0.1	1.0	3.9	3.94
1913	32	5.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	25	11	.694	2.06	2.76	40	35	5	25	4	2	306.0	291	94	70	8	21		93	0	0	3	1195	1.020	8.6	0.2	0.6	2.7	4.43
1914	33	6.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	24	13	.649	3.00	3.84	41	35	6	29	5	2	312.0	314	133	104	16	23		80	2	0	7	1251	1.080	9.1	0.5	0.7	2.3	3.48
1915	34	7.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	8	14	.364	3.58	4.69	27	24	1	11	1	0	186.0	199	97	74	9	20		57	1	0	1	768	1.177	9.6	0.4	1.0	2.8	2.85
1916	35		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CIN-NYG	4	4	.500	3.01	4.22	13	7	4	5	1	2	74.2	74	35	25	4	8		19	0	0	1	299	1.098	8.9	0.5	1.0	2.3	2.38
1916	35	7.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	3	4	.429	2.33	3.70	12	6	4	4	1	2	65.2	59	27	17	3	7		16	0	0	0	256	1.005	8.1	0.4	1.0	2.2	2.29
1916	35	7.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	0	1.000	8.00	8.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	15	8	8	1	1		3	0	0	1	43	1.778	15.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	3.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		373	188	.665	2.13	3.04	636	552	73	435	79	30	4788.2	4219	1620	1135	89	848		2507	59	8	115	18929	1.058	7.9	0.2	1.6	4.7	2.96
Minors (1 season)					Minors		2	13	.133		7.34	17	15		15	0		130.0	168	106			33		52					1.546	11.6		2.3	3.6	1.58
All Levels (18 Seasons)							375	201	.651		3.16	653	567	73	450	79	30	4918.2	4387	1726	1135	89	881		2559	59	8	115	18929	1.071	8.0		1.6	4.7	2.90