Jerry Blevins vs. Joe McClain — Career Comparison

Jerry Blevins
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe McClain built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Blevins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Blevins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 4.42 and 1.360 for Joe McClain. By the career numbers, Jerry Blevins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Blevins and Joe McClain

Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
11.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.54
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495.1
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.58
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.91
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.54
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
9.23
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.49
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2098
38.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
38.52
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.23
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.8
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.96
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
33.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Jerry Blevins and Joe McClain

Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
11.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495.1
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.76
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.05
83.05
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.081
0.081
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Blevins and Joe McClain

Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
91350
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
569.62
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.92
29.77
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
144.3
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.69
28.02
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Blevins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA