Win Ballou vs. Slim McGrew — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Slim McGrew
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou 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. Win Ballou posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.717 compared to 6.6 and 1.900 for Slim McGrew. By the career numbers, Win Ballou had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Slim McGrew

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.74
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.11
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.6
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
10.87
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
12
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.59
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.98
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
40.95
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
43.5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.2
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.12
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.717
1.717
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327
36.23
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
38.4
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Slim McGrew

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Slim McGrew

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
11.37
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-18.98
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.02
-61.28
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
36
207.69
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Slim McGrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Slim McGrew
Career
Per 600 PA