Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Christy Mathewson | Stat | Clayton Kershaw |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Seasons | 18 |
| 172.7 | Career VAL | 154.0 |
| 16.6 (1905) | Peak-season VAL | 15.9 (2013) |
| Inducted 1936 | Hall of Fame | — |
| — | MVP Awards | 1× |
| — | Cy Young Awards | 3× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 1× |
| — | All-Star Selections | 8× |
| — | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 2 |
| — |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Christy Mathewson | Stat | Clayton Kershaw |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 647 | Games | 464 |
| Batting | ||
| 362 | Hits | 113 |
| 7 | Home runs | 1 |
| 165 | RBI | 40 |
| 151 | Runs | 46 |
| 20 | Stolen bases | 1 |
| 116 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 12 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 34 |
| .215 | Batting avg | .162 |
|---|
| .272 | On-base % | .205 |
|---|
| .271 | Slugging % | .185 |
|---|
| 67 | OPS+ | 9 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 373 | Wins | 223 |
| 188 | Losses | 96 |
| 29 | Saves | 0 |
| 4780.2 | Innings pitched | 2855.1 |
| 2,502 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 3,052 |
| 2.13 | ERA | 2.53 |
| 1.06 | WHIP | 1.02 |
| 136 | ERA+ | 161 |
| Age | Christy Mathewson | Clayton Kershaw |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1.2 | — |
| 20 | 15.3 | 1.5 |
| 21 | 11.3 | 8 |
| 22 | 13.1 | 8.2 |
| 23 | 10.3 | 13.3 |
| 24 | 16.6 | 12.4 |
| 25 | 2.2 | 15.9 |
| 26 | 9.9 | 12.8 |
| 27 | 16 | 14.5 |
| 28 | 14.2 | 13.2 |
| 29 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| 30 | 16.2 | 8.1 |
| 31 | 14.9 | 7.9 |
| 32 | 13.3 | 3.3 |
| 33 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 34 | 1 | 7.4 |
| 35 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| 37 | — | 4.9 |