Christy Mathewson

Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty", was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was among the most dominant pitchers of his (or any) era and ranks in the all-time top-10 in major pitching categories such as wins, shutouts, and ERA. In 1936, Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members.

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1913

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Major League pitching statistics for Christy Mathewson.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1900	NYG	0-3	5.08	6	1	1	0	0	33	37	32	19	20	15
1901	NYG	20-17	2.41	40	38	36	5	0	336	288	131	90	97	221
1902	NYG	14-17	2.12	35	33	30	8	0	284	246	118	67	77	164
1903	NYG	30-13	2.26	45	42	37	3	2	366	321	136	92	100	267
1904	NYG	33-12	2.03	48	46	33	4	1	367	306	120	83	78	212
1905	NYG	31-9	1.28	43	37	32	8	3	338	252	85	48	64	206
1906	NYG	22-12	2.97	38	35	22	6	1	266	262	100	88	77	128
1907	NYG	24-12	2.00	41	36	31	8	2	315	250	88	70	53	178
1908	NYG	37-11	1.43	56	44	34	11	5	390	281	85	62	42	259
1909	NYG	25-6	1.14	37	33	26	8	2	275	192	57	35	36	149
1910	NYG	27-9	1.89	38	35	27	2	0	318	292	100	67	60	184
1911	NYG	26-13	1.99	45	37	29	5	3	307	303	102	68	38	141
1912	NYG	23-12	2.12	43	34	27	0	5	310	311	107	73	34	134
1913	NYG	25-11	2.06	40	35	25	4	2	306	291	94	70	21	93
1914	NYG	24-13	3.00	41	35	29	5	2	312	314	133	104	23	80
1915	NYG	8-14	3.58	27	24	11	1	0	186	199	97	74	20	57
1916	CIN	1-0	8.00	1	1	1	0	0	9	15	8	8	1	3
1916	NYG	3-4	2.33	12	6	4	1	2	65	59	27	17	7	16
Career		373-188	-	636	552	435	79	30	-	4219	1620	1135	848	2507

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Major League fielding statistics for Christy Mathewson.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1900	NYG	6	-	1	9	0	0	1.000
1901	NYG	42	-	21	108	1	1	0.992
1902	NYG	43	-	49	82	11	8	0.923
1903	NYG	45	-	18	93	3	0	0.974
1904	NYG	48	-	32	116	6	0	0.961
1905	NYG	44	-	15	116	4	4	0.970
1906	NYG	38	-	15	90	1	1	0.991
1907	NYG	41	-	16	87	6	0	0.945
1908	NYG	56	-	27	141	2	1	0.988
1909	NYG	37	-	19	96	4	3	0.966
1910	NYG	38	-	12	114	4	6	0.969
1911	NYG	45	-	31	107	2	2	0.986
1912	NYG	43	-	15	74	4	4	0.957
1913	NYG	40	-	13	100	3	3	0.974
1914	NYG	41	-	15	91	5	7	0.955
1915	NYG	27	-	8	54	1	3	0.984
1916	CIN	1	-	1	3	0	0	1.000
1916	NYG	12	-	5	25	0	1	1.000
Career		647	-	313	1506	57	44	-

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Major League batting statistics for Christy Mathewson.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1900	NYG	6	11	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	1		0.182	0.250	0.364
1901	NYG	42	130	10	28	0	1	0	7	1	2		0.215	0.227	0.231
1902	NYG	43	130	10	26	3	0	2	12	2	6		0.200	0.246	0.269
1903	NYG	45	124	13	28	3	0	1	20	1	8		0.226	0.278	0.274
1904	NYG	48	133	15	30	5	3	0	17	3	9		0.226	0.280	0.308
1905	NYG	44	127	13	30	5	0	2	16	2	10		0.236	0.307	0.323
1906	NYG	38	91	6	24	4	1	0	14	0	9		0.264	0.330	0.330
1907	NYG	41	107	8	20	3	1	0	7	1	5		0.187	0.250	0.234
1908	NYG	56	129	11	20	2	2	0	11	0	9		0.155	0.221	0.202
1909	NYG	37	95	9	25	4	1	1	12	0	4		0.263	0.293	0.358
1910	NYG	38	107	9	25	5	1	1	10	1	12	13	0.234	0.317	0.327
1911	NYG	45	112	12	22	2	0	0	12	2	5	13	0.196	0.237	0.214
1912	NYG	43	110	14	29	4	1	0	10	2	6	8	0.264	0.308	0.318
1913	NYG	40	103	7	19	0	0	0	9	1	8	13	0.184	0.243	0.184
1914	NYG	41	105	8	23	3	1	0	4	4	11	12	0.219	0.293	0.267
1915	NYG	27	51	3	8	4	0	0	1	0	7	11	0.157	0.271	0.235
1916	CIN	1	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.600	0.600	0.800
1916	NYG	12	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	0.000	0.190	0.000
Career		647	1687	151	362	50	12	7	165	20	116	74	-	-	-

First Name	Christopher
Last Name	Mathewson
Full Name at Birth	Christopher Mathewson
Other Names	Big Six Matty
Age	45 (age at death)
Date of Birth	August 12, 1880
Birthplace	Factoryville, PA
Date of Death	October 7, 1925
Location of Death	Saranac Lake, NY
Buried	Lewisburg City Cemetery, Lewisburg, PA
Height	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight	195 lbs (88.5 kg)
Star Sign	Leo
Nationality	American
High School	Keystone Academy (Factoryville, PA)
University	Bucknell University
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	17 July 1900
Last MLB Game	4 September 1916
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1936 (205/226 ballots).