Joe Batchelder vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Joe Batchelder
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Batchelder as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 5.66 and 1.452 for Joe Batchelder. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Batchelder and Marty McHale

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.66
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.03
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.61
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
39.63
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
37.45
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Batchelder and Marty McHale

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.18
90.18
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Batchelder and Marty McHale

Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
312
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
513.6
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
139.2
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.73
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
62.4
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100