Tony Arnold vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Tony Arnold
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny McLain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 5.06 and 1.685 for Tony Arnold. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Arnold and Denny McLain

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.43
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.06
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
11.03
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.92
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.22
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.87
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.13
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
39.41
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.74
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.95
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
35.04
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Tony Arnold and Denny McLain

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.74
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.99
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Arnold and Denny McLain

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
38
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
241.18
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
600
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
521.3
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100