Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Slim McGrew — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Slim McGrew
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Slim McGrew as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bagby Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 6.6 and 1.900 for Slim McGrew. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Slim McGrew

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.64
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.07
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.26
50.26
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.35
65.35
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.45
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.96
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
9.8
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
12
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.53
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.28
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.33
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7266
39.24
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
43.5
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.59
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6630
35.81
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
38.4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Slim McGrew

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Slim McGrew

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
291.4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
600
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
561.09
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.48
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.82
33.32
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
152.94
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
136.65
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
53.39
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.36
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
36.3
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.02
-61.28
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.24
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
61.54
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.96
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.67
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA