Christy Mathewson
Christopher Mathewson (Big Six, Matty or The Christian Gentleman)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 12, 1880 in Factoryville, PA
High School: Keystone Academy (Factoryville, PA)
School: Bucknell University (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1900
Final Game: September 4, 1916
Died: October 7, 1925 in Saranac Lake, NY
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1936 (205/226 ballots).
Relatives: Brother of Henry Mathewson and Cousin of Jack Billingham
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1900 NYG NL 19 P 6 10 1 9 0 0 1.000 1.67 .910 2.17
1901 NYG NL 20 P 40 130 21 108 1 1 .992 3.23 .930 2.39
1902 NYG NL 21 P 34 102 17 79 6 5 .941 2.82 .932 2.41
1902 NYG NL 21 OF 4 6 5 1 0 1 1.000 1.50 .950 1.92 1-0-3
1902 NYG NL 21 1B 3 33 27 2 4 2 .879 9.67 .982 10.43
1903 NYG NL 22 P 45 114 18 93 3 0 .974 2.47 .920 2.43
1904 NYG NL 23 P 48 154 32 116 6 0 .961 3.08 .939 2.62
1905 NYG NL 24 P 43 135 15 116 4 4 .970 3.05 .941 2.42
1906 NYG NL 25 P 38 106 15 90 1 1 .991 2.76 .945 2.40
1907 NYG NL 26 P 41 109 16 87 6 0 .945 2.51 .950 2.27
1908 NYG NL 27 P 56 170 27 141 2 1 .988 3.00 .951 2.13
1909 NYG NL 28 P 37 119 19 96 4 3 .966 3.11 .939 1.95
1910 NYG NL 29 P 38 130 12 114 4 6 .969 3.32 .944 1.77
1911 NYG NL 30 P 45 140 31 107 2 2 .986 3.07 .941 1.72 MVP-2
1912 NYG NL 31 P 43 93 15 74 4 4 .957 2.07 .947 1.55 MVP-12
1913 NYG NL 32 P 40 116 13 100 3 3 .974 2.83 .954 1.57 MVP-4
1914 NYG NL 33 P 41 111 15 91 5 7 .955 2.59 .942 1.65 MVP-16
1915 NYG NL 34 P 27 63 8 54 1 3 .984 2.30 .951 1.68
1916 TOT NL 35 P 13 34 6 28 0 1 1.000 2.62 .956 1.63
1916 NYG NL 35 P 12 30 5 25 0 1 1.000 2.50 .957 1.63
1916 CIN NL 35 P 1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 .950 1.60
17 Seasons P 635 1836 281 1503 52 41 .972 2.81 .942 2.07
1 Season OF 4 6 5 1 0 1 1.000 1.50 .950 1.92 1-0-3
1 Season 1B 3 33 27 2 4 2 .879 9.67 .982 10.43
17 Seasons TOT 642 1875 313 1506 56 44 .970 2.83 .913 2.11 1-0-3
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1900 NYG NL 19 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1901 NYG NL 20 42 42 42 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1902 NYG NL 21 42 42 42 34 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 4
1903 NYG NL 22 45 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1904 NYG NL 23 48 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1905 NYG NL 24 44 44 44 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1906 NYG NL 25 38 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1907 NYG NL 26 41 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1908 NYG NL 27 56 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1909 NYG NL 28 37 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1910 NYG NL 29 38 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1911 NYG NL 30 45 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1912 NYG NL 31 43 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1913 NYG NL 32 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1914 NYG NL 33 41 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1915 NYG NL 34 27 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1916 NYG NL 35 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1916 CIN NL 35 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Seasons 646 646 646 635 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 4
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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