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Tom Seaver vs Christy Mathewson Comparison

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Tom Seaver

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Christy Mathewson

 

Info

Teams

Tom Seaver New York Mets (1967–1977, 1983), Cincinnati Reds (1977–1982), Chicago White Sox (1984–1986), Boston Red Sox (1986)
Christy Mathewson New York Giants (1900–1916), Cincinnati Reds (1916)

Position

Tom Seaver Right Handed Pitcher
Christy Mathewson Right Handed Pitcher

Height

Tom Seaver 6'1"
Christy Mathewson 6'1"

Weight

Tom Seaver 195
Christy Mathewson 195

Bats

Tom Seaver Right
Christy Mathewson Right

Throws

Tom Seaver Right
Christy Mathewson Right

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Tom Seaver Yes 98.8% in 1992
Christy Mathewson Yes 90.7% in 1936

Number Retired

Tom Seaver Yes
Christy Mathewson No

MVP

Tom Seaver 0
Christy Mathewson 0

Cy Young

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1973, 1975) StarStarStar
Christy Mathewson 0 *Award wasn't introduced until 1956

League Leader in Wins

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1975, 1981) StarStarStar
Christy Mathewson 4 (1905, 1907-1908, 1910) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in ERA

Tom Seaver 3 (1970-1971, 1973) StarStarStar
Christy Mathewson 5 (1905, 1908-1909, 1911, 1913) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Strikeouts

Tom Seaver 5 (1970-1971, 1973, 1975-1976) StarStarStarStarStar
Christy Mathewson 5 (1903–1905, 1907-1908) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in WHIP

Tom Seaver 3 (1971, 1973, 1977) StarStarStar
Christy Mathewson 4 (1905, 1908-1909, 1913) StarStarStarStar

Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver 311
Christy Mathewson 373

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver 205
Christy Mathewson 188

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver .603%
Christy Mathewson .665%

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 656
Christy Mathewson 636

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 647
Christy Mathewson 552

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Seaver 2.86
Christy Mathewson 2.13

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver 4,783
Christy Mathewson 4,788.2

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver 3,971
Christy Mathewson 4,219

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver 1,674
Christy Mathewson 1,620

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver 1,521
Christy Mathewson 1,135

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver 380
Christy Mathewson 89

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver 3,640
Christy Mathewson 2,507

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver 1,390
Christy Mathewson 848

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Seaver 19,369
Christy Mathewson 18,913

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver 76
Christy Mathewson 59

Complete Games (CG)

Tom Seaver 231
Christy Mathewson 435

Shutouts (SHO)

Tom Seaver 61
Christy Mathewson 79

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver 1.12
Christy Mathewson 1.06

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 7.5
Christy Mathewson 7.9

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 0.7
Christy Mathewson 0.2

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 6.9
Christy Mathewson 4.7

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 2.6
Christy Mathewson 1.6

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Tom Seaver 18.8%
Christy Mathewson 13.3%

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Tom Seaver 7.2%
Christy Mathewson 4.5%

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Tom Seaver 2.6
Christy Mathewson 3.0

RA9

Tom Seaver 3.15
Christy Mathewson 3.05

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver 3
Christy Mathewson 5

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver 3
Christy Mathewson 5

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver .500%
Christy Mathewson .500%

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Tom Seaver 2.77
Christy Mathewson 0.97

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 8
Christy Mathewson 11

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 8
Christy Mathewson 11

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver 61.2
Christy Mathewson 101.2

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver 51
Christy Mathewson 75

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver 20
Christy Mathewson 22

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver 19
Christy Mathewson 11

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver 6
Christy Mathewson 1

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver 16
Christy Mathewson 10

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver 4
Christy Mathewson 3

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver 2
Christy Mathewson 1

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver 1.09
Christy Mathewson 0.84

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 7.5
Christy Mathewson 6.7

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 0.9
Christy Mathewson 0.1

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 2.4
Christy Mathewson 0.9

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Seaver 6.3%
Christy Mathewson 2.6%

Best Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver 25 (1969)
Christy Mathewson 37 (1908)

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver 2 (1981)
Christy Mathewson 3 (1900)

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver .875% (1981)
Christy Mathewson .806% (1909)

Games (G)

Tom Seaver 37 (1970)
Christy Mathewson 56 (1908)

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver 36 (1978)
Christy Mathewson 46 (1904)

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Seaver 1.76 (1971)
Christy Mathewson 1.14 (1909)

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver 290.2 (1970)
Christy Mathewson 390.2 (1908)

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver 120 (1981)
Christy Mathewson 37 (1900)

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver 51 (1981)
Christy Mathewson 32 (1900)

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver 47 (1981)
Christy Mathewson 19 (1900)

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver 10 (1981)
Christy Mathewson 1 (1900)

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver 289 (1971)
Christy Mathewson 267 (1903)

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver 44 (1982)
Christy Mathewson 8 (1916)

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Seaver 1173 (1970)
Christy Mathewson 1502 (1903)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver 0 (1979)
Christy Mathewson 0 (1916)

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver 0.95 (1971)
Christy Mathewson 0.83 (1909)

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 6.5 (1981)
Christy Mathewson 6.3 (1909)

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 0.4 (1975)
Christy Mathewson 0.1 (1912)

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 9.1 (1971)
Christy Mathewson 6.6 (1903)

Strikeout Percentage – (KP)

Tom Seaver 26.2% (1971)
Christy Mathewson 17.8% (1903)

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver 1.6 (1968)
Christy Mathewson 0.6 (1913)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Seaver 4.4% (1968)
Christy Mathewson 1.8% (1914)

Strikeout to Walk Ration (KPBB)

Tom Seaver 4.7 (1971)
Christy Mathewson 6.2 (1908)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Tom Seaver New York Mets (1967–1977, 1983), Cincinnati Reds (1977–1982), Chicago White Sox (1984–1986), Boston Red Sox (1986)
Christy Mathewson New York Giants (1900–1916), Cincinnati Reds (1916)

Position

Tom Seaver Right Handed Pitcher
Christy Mathewson Right Handed Pitcher

Height

Tom Seaver 6'1"
Christy Mathewson 6'1"

Weight

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Bats

Tom Seaver Right
Christy Mathewson Right

Throws

Tom Seaver Right
Christy Mathewson Right

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Tom Seaver Yes 98.8% in 1992
Christy Mathewson Yes 90.7% in 1936

Number Retired

Tom Seaver Yes
Christy Mathewson No

MVP

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Cy Young

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1973, 1975)
Christy Mathewson 0 *Award wasn't introduced until 1956

League Leader in Wins

Tom Seaver 3 (1969, 1975, 1981)
Christy Mathewson 4 (1905, 1907-1908, 1910)

League Leader in ERA

Tom Seaver 3 (1970-1971, 1973)
Christy Mathewson 5 (1905, 1908-1909, 1911, 1913)

League Leader in Strikeouts

Tom Seaver 5 (1970-1971, 1973, 1975-1976)
Christy Mathewson 5 (1903–1905, 1907-1908)

League Leader in WHIP

Tom Seaver 3 (1971, 1973, 1977)
Christy Mathewson 4 (1905, 1908-1909, 1913)

Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Games (G)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Strikeouts (SO)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Batters Faced (BF)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Complete Games (CG)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Shutouts (SHO)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

RA9

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Losses (L)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Games (G)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Games Started (GS)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Innings Pitched (IP)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Hits Allowed (H)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Runs Allowed (R)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Walks (BB)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Hits Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Walks Per 9 Innings

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Tom Seaver Christy Mathewson

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