Jamie Arnold vs. Jack McMahan — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack McMahan
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack McMahan built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack McMahan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.04 and WHIP 1.693 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Jack McMahan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Jack McMahan

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.47
26.47
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
10.44
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.96
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.49
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.64
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
41.04
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
41.16
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.693
1.693
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
36.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.04
41.04
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Jack McMahan

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.68
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.04
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jack McMahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.47
26.47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Jack McMahan

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
1360
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.59
-63.41
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
320
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McMahan
Career
Per 600 PA