Christy Mathewson was born on Thursday, August 12, 1880, in Factoryville, Pennsylvania. Mathewson was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 17, 1900, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Christy Mathewson baseball stats page.
"A pitcher needs very little power, provided he has control and uses his strength intelligently. Great speed is always prized and so is a sharp-breaking curve. If these go with good control and good judgement, they are immensely valuable. Anybody's best pitch is the one batters aren't hitting that day. I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd never see that one again." - Mathewson, Christy. Great Stuff: Baseball's Most Amazing Pitching Feats. Westcott, Rich. Author. Sports Publishing. 6 May 2014.
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Christy MathewsonChristy Mathewson Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1900 | 20 | Giants | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 158 | 37 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 20 | - | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
1901 | 21 | Giants | 40 | 38 | 2 | 20 | 17 | .541 | 2.41 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 336.0 | 1,383 | 288 | 90 | 131 | 3 | 97 | - | 221 | 23 | 13 | 1 | - |
1902 | 22 | Giants | 34 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 17 | .452 | 2.11 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 276.2 | 1,137 | 241 | 65 | 114 | 3 | 73 | - | 159 | 16 | 10 | 1 | - |
1903 | 23 | Giants | 45 | 42 | 3 | 30 | 13 | .698 | 2.26 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 366.1 | 1,521 | 321 | 92 | 136 | 4 | 100 | - | 267 | 18 | 10 | 0 | - |
1904 | 24 | Giants | 48 | 46 | 2 | 33 | 12 | .733 | 2.03 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 367.2 | 1,456 | 306 | 83 | 120 | 7 | 78 | - | 212 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - |
1905 | 25 | Giants | 43 | 37 | 6 | 31 | 9 | .775 | 1.28 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 338.2 | 1,319 | 252 | 48 | 85 | 4 | 64 | - | 206 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - |
1906 | 26 | Giants | 38 | 35 | 3 | 22 | 12 | .647 | 2.97 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 266.2 | 1,117 | 262 | 88 | 100 | 3 | 77 | - | 128 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
1907 | 27 | Giants | 41 | 36 | 4 | 24 | 12 | .667 | 2.00 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 315.0 | 1,240 | 250 | 70 | 88 | 6 | 53 | - | 178 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
1908 | 28 | Giants | 56 | 44 | 10 | 37 | 11 | .771 | 1.43 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 390.2 | 1,499 | 285 | 62 | 85 | 5 | 42 | - | 259 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1909 | 29 | Giants | 37 | 33 | 4 | 25 | 6 | .806 | 1.14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 275.1 | 1,021 | 192 | 35 | 57 | 2 | 36 | - | 149 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
1910 | 30 | Giants | 38 | 35 | 3 | 27 | 9 | .750 | 1.89 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 318.1 | 1,271 | 292 | 67 | 100 | 5 | 60 | - | 184 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - |
1911 | 31 | Giants | 45 | 37 | 6 | 26 | 13 | .667 | 1.99 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 307.0 | 1,238 | 303 | 68 | 102 | 5 | 38 | - | 141 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1912 | 32 | Giants | 43 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 2.12 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 310.0 | 1,263 | 311 | 73 | 107 | 6 | 34 | - | 134 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1913 | 33 | Giants | 40 | 35 | 5 | 25 | 11 | .694 | 2.06 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 306.0 | 1,195 | 291 | 70 | 94 | 8 | 21 | - | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1914 | 34 | Giants | 41 | 35 | 6 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 3.00 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 312.0 | 1,251 | 314 | 104 | 133 | 16 | 23 | - | 80 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - |
1915 | 35 | Giants | 27 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 3.58 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 186.0 | 768 | 199 | 74 | 97 | 9 | 20 | - | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1916 | 36 | Giants | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 65.2 | 256 | 59 | 17 | 27 | 3 | 7 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1916 | 36 | Reds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
17 Years | 635 | 551 | 74 | 373 | 188 | .665 | 2.13 | 434 | 79 | 28 | 4,780.2 | 19,136 | 4,218 | 1,133 | 1,616 | 91 | 844 | - | 2,502 | 114 | 59 | 6 | 0 |
Christy MathewsonChristy Mathewson Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1900 | 20 | Giants | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .182 | .250 | .364 |
1901 | 21 | Giants | 42 | 130 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | .215 | .227 | .231 |
1902 | 22 | Giants | 42 | 127 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | .205 | .252 | .276 |
1903 | 23 | Giants | 45 | 124 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | - | - | 16 | 0 | 1 | - | .226 | .278 | .274 |
1904 | 24 | Giants | 48 | 133 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | - | - | 9 | 0 | 1 | - | .226 | .280 | .308 |
1905 | 25 | Giants | 44 | 127 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | .236 | .307 | .323 |
1906 | 26 | Giants | 38 | 91 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | .264 | .330 | .330 |
1907 | 27 | Giants | 41 | 107 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 4 | - | .187 | .250 | .234 |
1908 | 28 | Giants | 56 | 129 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 2 | - | .155 | .221 | .202 |
1909 | 29 | Giants | 37 | 95 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .263 | .293 | .358 |
1910 | 30 | Giants | 38 | 107 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | .234 | .317 | .327 |
1911 | 31 | Giants | 45 | 112 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | .196 | .237 | .214 |
1912 | 32 | Giants | 43 | 110 | 14 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | .264 | .308 | .318 |
1913 | 33 | Giants | 40 | 103 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | .184 | .243 | .184 |
1914 | 34 | Giants | 41 | 105 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | .219 | .293 | .267 |
1915 | 35 | Giants | 27 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | .157 | .271 | .235 |
1916 | 36 | Giants | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .190 | .000 |
1916 | 36 | Reds | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .600 | .600 | .800 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 646 | 1,684 | 153 | 362 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 165 | 116 | 0 | 74 | 69 | 0 | 17 | - | .215 | .272 | .271 |
Christy MathewsonChristy Mathewson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1900 Giants | P | 6 | 1 | 101 | 10 | 1.7 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.67 |
1901 Giants | P | 40 | 38 | 1,008 | 130 | 3.3 | 129 | 21 | 108 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 3.46 |
1902 Giants | 1B | 3 | 3 | 89 | 33 | 11.0 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .879 | 8.80 |
1902 Giants | LF | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1902 Giants | P | 34 | 32 | 830 | 102 | 3.0 | 96 | 17 | 79 | 6 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 3.12 |
1902 Giants | RF | 3 | 3 | 78 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
1903 Giants | P | 45 | 42 | 1,099 | 114 | 2.5 | 111 | 18 | 93 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.73 |
1904 Giants | P | 48 | 46 | 1,103 | 154 | 3.2 | 148 | 32 | 116 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 3.62 |
1905 Giants | P | 43 | 37 | 1,016 | 135 | 3.1 | 131 | 15 | 116 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 3.48 |
1906 Giants | P | 38 | 35 | 800 | 106 | 2.8 | 105 | 15 | 90 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 3.54 |
1907 Giants | P | 41 | 36 | 945 | 109 | 2.7 | 103 | 16 | 87 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 2.94 |
1908 Giants | P | 56 | 44 | 1,172 | 170 | 3.0 | 168 | 27 | 141 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 3.87 |
1909 Giants | P | 37 | 33 | 826 | 119 | 3.2 | 115 | 19 | 96 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 3.76 |
1910 Giants | P | 38 | 35 | 955 | 130 | 3.4 | 126 | 12 | 114 | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 3.56 |
1911 Giants | P | 45 | 37 | 921 | 140 | 3.1 | 138 | 31 | 107 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 4.05 |
1912 Giants | P | 43 | 34 | 930 | 93 | 2.2 | 89 | 15 | 74 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.58 |
1913 Giants | P | 40 | 35 | 918 | 116 | 2.9 | 113 | 13 | 100 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 3.32 |
1914 Giants | P | 41 | 35 | 936 | 111 | 2.7 | 106 | 15 | 91 | 5 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.06 |
1915 Giants | P | 27 | 24 | 558 | 63 | 2.3 | 62 | 8 | 54 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 3.00 |
1916 Giants | P | 12 | 6 | 197 | 30 | 2.5 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.11 |
1916 Reds | P | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 635 | 551 | 14,342 | 1,836 | 2.9 | 1,784 | 281 | 1,503 | 52 | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 3.36 | |
1B Totals | 3 | 3 | 89 | 33 | 11.0 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .879 | 8.80 | |
RF Totals | 3 | 3 | 78 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 | |
17 Years | 642 | 557 | 14,513 | 1,874 | 2.9 | 1,818 | 313 | 1,505 | 56 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 3.38 |
Christy MathewsonChristy Mathewson Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1900 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 4.01 | 5.35 |
1901 Giants | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.6 | 2.28 | 5.92 | 2.60 |
1902 Giants | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 63.5 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 2.18 | 5.17 | 2.37 |
1903 Giants | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 124.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 2.67 | 6.56 | 2.46 |
1904 Giants | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 2.72 | 5.19 | 1.91 |
1905 Giants | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 63.5 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 3.22 | 5.47 | 1.70 |
1906 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 1.66 | 4.32 | 2.60 |
1907 Giants | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.3 | 3.36 | 5.09 | 1.51 |
1908 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 6.17 | 5.97 | 0.97 |
1909 Giants | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 95.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 4.14 | 4.87 | 1.18 |
1910 Giants | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 107.0 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 3.07 | 5.20 | 1.70 |
1911 Giants | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 3.71 | 4.13 | 1.11 |
1912 Giants | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 3.94 | 3.89 | 0.99 |
1913 Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 4.43 | 2.74 | 0.62 |
1914 Giants | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.8 | 26.3 | 3.48 | 2.31 | 0.66 |
1915 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.6 | 51.0 | 2.85 | 2.76 | 0.97 |
1916 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 17.0 | 2.29 | 2.19 | 0.96 |
1916 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 20 | 1 | .952 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 240.6 | 22.8 | 10.2 | 2.96 | 4.71 | 1.59 |
Christy MathewsonChristy Mathewson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1900 New York Giants | n/a | $1,250.00 | n/a | n/a |
1901 New York Giants | n/a | $1,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
1902 New York Giants | n/a | $3,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
1903 New York Giants | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
1904 New York Giants | n/a | $15,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1905 New York Giants | n/a | $20,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1906 New York Giants | n/a | $20,000.00 | n/a | - |
1907 New York Giants | n/a | $18,000.00 | n/a | - |
1908 New York Giants | n/a | $15,000.00 | n/a | - |
1909 New York Giants | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
1910 New York Giants | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
1911 New York Giants | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1912 New York Giants | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1913 New York Giants | n/a | $9,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1914 New York Giants | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1915 New York Giants | n/a | $8,000.00 | n/a | - |
1916 New York Giants | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
1916 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | " " | n/a | - |
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Christopher Mathewson was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the New York Giants (1900-1916) and Cincinnati Reds (1916). Christy, his nickname, was an incredibly dominant twirler who was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five members, alongside Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner.
Christy Mathewson | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1936 (HOF)
In 1883, Francis Richter founded The Sporting Life, a weekly magazine devoted to coverage of all sports, with an emphasis on baseball. In 1887, Richter, and other baseball journalists, formed the Base Ball Reporters Association of America, also referred to as the National Base Ball Reporters' Association. And in 1914, Richter wrote the History and Records of Baseball: the American Nation's Chief Sport (Philadelphia: Sporting Life Publishing Co., 1914). In that historic book, Richter selected the greatest players in each position in each decade:
Rare Christy Mathewson Pitching Video | July 1905 | Polo Grounds
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