Career wins
373
Career ERA
2.1
Strikeouts
2,507
World Series titles
1
Shutouts
79
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 20 | |
| 1902 | 14 | |
| 1903 | 30 | |
| 1904 | 33 | |
| 1905 | 31 | |
| 1906 | 22 | |
| 1907 | 24 | |
| 1908 | 37 | |
| 1909 | 25 | |
| 1910 | 27 | |
| 1911 | 26 | |
| 1912 | 23 | |
| 1913 | 25 | |
| 1914 | 24 | |
| 1915 | 8 | |
| 1916 | 4 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Christy Mathewson ranks #49 in Baseball
Christy Mathewson ranks #49 in Baseball and #2122 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.1/100.
The verified career covers 1900–1916 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career wins 373, Career ERA 2.13, Strikeouts 2507, World Series titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Rickey Henderson (89.1); behind Warren Spahn (89.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Christy Mathewson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Christy Mathewson — frequently asked
- Is Christy Mathewson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Christy Mathewson ranks #49 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.1/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Christy Mathewson's GOAT Score?
- 89.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Christy Mathewson rank all time?
- #2122 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #49 in Baseball.
- Christy Mathewson vs Rickey Henderson: who ranks higher?
- Christy Mathewson ranks higher at 89.1 versus Rickey Henderson at 89.1, a margin of 0.0 points.