Walter Johnson vs Christy Mathewson Comparison
Seasons
Info
Walter Johnson | Washington Senators (1907–1927) |
Christy Mathewson | New York Giants (1900–1916), Cincinnati Reds (1916) |
Walter Johnson | Right Handed Pitcher |
Christy Mathewson | Right Handed Pitcher |
Walter Johnson | 6'1" |
Christy Mathewson | 6'1" |
Walter Johnson | 200 |
Christy Mathewson | 195 |
Walter Johnson | Right |
Christy Mathewson | Right |
Walter Johnson | Right |
Christy Mathewson | Right |
Awards And Honors
Walter Johnson | Yes | 83.63% in 1936 |
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Christy Mathewson | Yes | 90.7% in 1936 |
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Walter Johnson | No |
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Christy Mathewson | No |
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Walter Johnson | 2 (1913, 1924) | |
Christy Mathewson | 0 |
Walter Johnson | 0 *Award wasn't introduced until 1956 |
Christy Mathewson | 0 *Award wasn't introduced until 1956 |
Walter Johnson | 3 (1913, 1918, 1924) | |
Christy Mathewson | 2 (1905, 1908) |
Walter Johnson | 6 (1913-1916, 1918, 1924) | |
Christy Mathewson | 4 (1905, 1907-1908, 1910) |
Walter Johnson | 5 (1912-1913, 1918-1919, 1924) | |
Christy Mathewson | 5 (1905, 1908-1909, 1911, 1913) |
Walter Johnson | 12 (1910, 1912–1919, 1921, 1923-1924) | |
Christy Mathewson | 5 (1903–1905, 1907-1908) |
Walter Johnson | 6 (1912-1913, 1915, 1918-1919, 1924) | |
Christy Mathewson | 4 (1905, 1908-1909, 1913) |
Pitching
Walter Johnson | 417 |
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Christy Mathewson | 373 |
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Walter Johnson | 279 |
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Christy Mathewson | 188 |
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Walter Johnson | .599% |
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Christy Mathewson | .665% |
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Walter Johnson | 802 |
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Christy Mathewson | 636 |
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Walter Johnson | 666 |
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Christy Mathewson | 552 |
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Walter Johnson | 2.17 |
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Christy Mathewson | 2.13 |
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Walter Johnson | 5,914.1 |
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Christy Mathewson | 4,788.2 |
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Walter Johnson | 4,913 |
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Christy Mathewson | 4,219 |
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Walter Johnson | 1,902 |
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Christy Mathewson | 1,620 |
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Walter Johnson | 1,424 |
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Christy Mathewson | 1,135 |
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Walter Johnson | 97 |
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Christy Mathewson | 89 |
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Walter Johnson | 3,509 |
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Christy Mathewson | 2,507 |
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Walter Johnson | 1,363 |
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Christy Mathewson | 848 |
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Walter Johnson | 23,405 |
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Christy Mathewson | 18,913 |
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Walter Johnson | 205 |
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Christy Mathewson | 59 |
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Walter Johnson | 531 |
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Christy Mathewson | 435 |
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Walter Johnson | 110 |
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Christy Mathewson | 79 |
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Walter Johnson | 1.06 |
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Christy Mathewson | 1.06 |
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Walter Johnson | 7.5 |
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Christy Mathewson | 7.9 |
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Walter Johnson | 0.1 |
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Christy Mathewson | 0.2 |
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Walter Johnson | 5.3 |
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Christy Mathewson | 4.7 |
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Walter Johnson | 2.1 |
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Christy Mathewson | 1.6 |
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Walter Johnson | 15.0% |
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Christy Mathewson | 13.3% |
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Walter Johnson | 5.8% |
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Christy Mathewson | 4.5% |
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Walter Johnson | 2.6 |
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Christy Mathewson | 3.0 |
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Walter Johnson | 2.90 |
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Christy Mathewson | 3.05 |
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Playoff Pitching
Walter Johnson | 3 |
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Christy Mathewson | 5 |
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Walter Johnson | 3 |
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Christy Mathewson | 5 |
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Walter Johnson | .500% |
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Christy Mathewson | .500% |
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Walter Johnson | 2.52 |
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Christy Mathewson | 0.97 |
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Walter Johnson | 6 |
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Christy Mathewson | 11 |
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Walter Johnson | 5 |
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Christy Mathewson | 11 |
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Walter Johnson | 50 |
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Christy Mathewson | 101.2 |
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Walter Johnson | 56 |
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Christy Mathewson | 75 |
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Walter Johnson | 20 |
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Christy Mathewson | 22 |
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Walter Johnson | 14 |
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Christy Mathewson | 11 |
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Walter Johnson | 4 |
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Christy Mathewson | 1 |
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Walter Johnson | 15 |
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Christy Mathewson | 10 |
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Walter Johnson | 3 |
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Christy Mathewson | 3 |
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Walter Johnson | 3 |
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Christy Mathewson | 1 |
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Walter Johnson | 1.42 |
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Christy Mathewson | 0.84 |
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Walter Johnson | 10.1 |
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Christy Mathewson | 6.7 |
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Walter Johnson | 0.7 |
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Christy Mathewson | 0.1 |
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Walter Johnson | 2.7 |
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Christy Mathewson | 0.9 |
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Walter Johnson | 7.1% |
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Christy Mathewson | 2.6% |
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Best Pitching
Walter Johnson | 36 (1913) |
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Christy Mathewson | 37 (1908) |
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Walter Johnson | 6 (1927) |
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Christy Mathewson | 3 (1900) |
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Walter Johnson | .837% (1913) |
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Christy Mathewson | .806% (1909) |
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Walter Johnson | 51 (1914) |
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Christy Mathewson | 56 (1908) |
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Walter Johnson | 42 (1910) |
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Christy Mathewson | 46 (1904) |
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Walter Johnson | 1.14 (1913) |
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Christy Mathewson | 1.14 (1909) |
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Walter Johnson | 371.2 (1914) |
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Christy Mathewson | 390.2 (1908) |
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Walter Johnson | 100 (1907) |
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Christy Mathewson | 37 (1900) |
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Walter Johnson | 35 (1907) |
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Christy Mathewson | 32 (1900) |
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Walter Johnson | 23 (1907) |
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Christy Mathewson | 19 (1900) |
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Walter Johnson | 0 (1919) |
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Christy Mathewson | 1 (1900) |
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Walter Johnson | 313 (1910) |
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Christy Mathewson | 267 (1903) |
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Walter Johnson | 20 (1907) |
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Christy Mathewson | 8 (1916) |
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Walter Johnson | 1413 (1912) |
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Christy Mathewson | 1502 (1903) |
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Walter Johnson | 2 (1921) |
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Christy Mathewson | 0 (1916) |
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Walter Johnson | 0.78 (1913) |
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Christy Mathewson | 0.83 (1909) |
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Walter Johnson | 6.0 (1913) |
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Christy Mathewson | 6.3 (1909) |
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Walter Johnson | 0.0 (1919) |
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Christy Mathewson | 0.1 (1912) |
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Walter Johnson | 7.6 (1910) |
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Christy Mathewson | 6.6 (1903) |
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Walter Johnson | 22.9% (1910) |
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Christy Mathewson | 17.8% (1903) |
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Walter Johnson | 1.0 (1913) |
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Christy Mathewson | 0.6 (1913) |
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Walter Johnson | 3.0% (1913) |
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Christy Mathewson | 1.8% (1914) |
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Walter Johnson | 6.4 (1913) |
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Christy Mathewson | 6.2 (1908) |
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Seasons
Info
Walter Johnson | Washington Senators (1907–1927) |
Christy Mathewson | New York Giants (1900–1916), Cincinnati Reds (1916) |
Walter Johnson | Right Handed Pitcher |
Christy Mathewson | Right Handed Pitcher |
Walter Johnson | 6'1" |
Christy Mathewson | 6'1" |
Weight
Walter Johnson | Right |
Christy Mathewson | Right |
Walter Johnson | Right |
Christy Mathewson | Right |
Awards And Honors
Walter Johnson | Yes | 83.63% in 1936 |
Christy Mathewson | Yes | 90.7% in 1936 |
Walter Johnson | No | |
Christy Mathewson | No |
MVP
Walter Johnson | 0 *Award wasn't introduced until 1956 |
Christy Mathewson | 0 *Award wasn't introduced until 1956 |
Walter Johnson | 3 (1913, 1918, 1924) |
Christy Mathewson | 2 (1905, 1908) |
Walter Johnson | 6 (1913-1916, 1918, 1924) |
Christy Mathewson | 4 (1905, 1907-1908, 1910) |
Walter Johnson | 5 (1912-1913, 1918-1919, 1924) |
Christy Mathewson | 5 (1905, 1908-1909, 1911, 1913) |
Walter Johnson | 12 (1910, 1912–1919, 1921, 1923-1924) |
Christy Mathewson | 5 (1903–1905, 1907-1908) |
Walter Johnson | 6 (1912-1913, 1915, 1918-1919, 1924) |
Christy Mathewson | 4 (1905, 1908-1909, 1913) |
Pitching
Wins (W)
Losses (L)
W-L Percentage (WL%)
Games (G)
Games Started (GS)
Earned Run Average (ERA)
Innings Pitched (IP)
Hits Allowed (H)
Runs Allowed (R)
Earned Runs Allowed (ER)
Home Runs Allowed (HR)
Strikeouts (SO)
Walks (BB)
Batters Faced (BF)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Complete Games (CG)
Shutouts (SHO)
Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)
Hits Per 9 Innings
Home Runs Per 9 Innings
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Walks Per 9 Innings
Strikeout Percentage (SO%)
Walk Percentage (BB%)
Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)
RA9
Playoff Pitching
Wins (W)
Losses (L)
W-L Percentage (WL%)
Earned Run Average – (ERA)
Games (G)
Games Started (GS)
Innings Pitched (IP)
Hits Allowed (H)
Runs Allowed (R)
Earned Runs Allowed (ER)
Home Runs Allowed (HR)
Walks (BB)
Intentional Walks (IBB)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)
Hits Per 9 Innings
Home Runs Per 9 Innings
Walks Per 9 Innings
Walk Percentage (BBP)
Who do you think is the better player?
Who do you think is the better player?
- Walter Johnson (59%, 29 Votes)
- Christy Mathewson (41%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 49