Christy Mathewson
1900–1916 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants
646G
.215AVG
.273OBP
.271SLG
362H
7HR
161RBI
23SB
373–187W–L
4,785IP
2,529K
1.54ERA
552GS
25SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 646 | 1,890 | 1,685 | 153 | 362 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 161 | 120 | 215 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 457 | .215 | .273 | .271 | .544 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,785.3 | 635 | 552 | 435 | 373 | 187 | 25 | 4,220 | 1,613 | 818 | 89 | 839 | 2,529 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | 1.057 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1905-04-15 to 1905-06-07
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 16 strikeouts | 1904-10-03 | 1 in 7,982 pitcher-games |
| 66 | 13 scoreless innings | 1913-04-29 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1901-07-15 | 1 in 880 games |
Rare feats (13)
Rarest: No-Hitter, 64 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1901-07-15 | No-Hitter | 1 in 880 | box score ↗ |
| 64 | 1905-06-13 | No-Hitter | 1 in 880 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1901-07-15 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1903-06-13 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1904-06-10 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1905-06-13 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1908-04-27 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1910-05-02 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1911-08-26 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1912-05-04 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1914-08-21 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1914-09-17 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1916-05-20 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 328 | 900 | 178 | 5 | 80 | 53 | 86 | .222 | .257 | .291 |
| Away | 318 | 990 | 184 | 2 | 81 | 67 | 129 | .208 | .254 | .254 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 37 | 120 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | .202 | .250 | .279 |
| May | 109 | 309 | 62 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 36 | .227 | .272 | .330 |
| June | 116 | 341 | 63 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 40 | .214 | .273 | .234 |
| July | 122 | 360 | 56 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 37 | .175 | .217 | .228 |
| August | 130 | 387 | 83 | 0 | 42 | 18 | 51 | .239 | .261 | .282 |
| September | 116 | 329 | 72 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 28 | .238 | .274 | .308 |
| October | 16 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .116 | .136 | .116 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 108 | 294 | 55 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 38 | .208 | .238 | .227 |
| chicago-cubs | 98 | 298 | 50 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 43 | .188 | .232 | .241 |
| cincinnati-reds | 97 | 291 | 65 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 26 | .256 | .302 | .343 |
| boston-braves | 94 | 279 | 46 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 27 | .185 | .226 | .261 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 86 | 246 | 51 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 21 | .234 | .276 | .298 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 85 | 261 | 47 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 34 | .202 | .257 | .266 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 78 | 221 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 26 | .239 | .258 | .269 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 5 | 11 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .182 | 30 | 15 | |
| 1901 | 42 | 130 | 28 | – | 7 | 1 | .215 | 336 | 221 | |
| 1902 | 43 | 128 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .203 | 284 | 167 | |
| 1903 | 45 | 124 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .226 | 367 | 267 | |
| 1904 | 48 | 132 | 30 | – | 15 | 3 | .227 | 366 | 211 | |
| 1905 | 44 | 127 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 2 | .236 | 339 | 212 | |
| 1906 | 38 | 91 | 24 | – | 15 | – | .264 | 265 | 128 | |
| 1907 | 41 | 107 | 20 | – | 6 | 1 | .187 | 315 | 179 | |
| 1908 | 56 | 129 | 20 | – | 12 | – | .155 | 391 | 261 | |
| 1909 | 37 | 95 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .263 | 274 | 151 | |
| 1910 | 38 | 108 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 319 | 190 | |
| 1911 | 45 | 113 | 22 | – | 9 | 3 | .195 | 308 | 144 | |
| 1912 | 43 | 110 | 29 | – | 12 | 2 | .264 | 310 | 133 | |
| 1913 | 40 | 102 | 19 | – | 8 | 2 | .186 | 306 | 94 | |
| 1914 | 41 | 105 | 23 | – | 4 | 4 | .219 | 311 | 80 | |
| 1915 | 27 | 51 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .157 | 186 | 57 | |
| 1916 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants | 13 | 22 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .136 | 74 | 19 |