Joe Brown vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Joe Brown
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Brown 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 5.11 and 1.352 for Joe Brown. 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 Brown and Marty McHale

Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.61
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.11
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.05
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.03
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.68
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
40.7
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
7.06
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.57
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
39.58
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Brown and Marty McHale

Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.38
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.96
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.46
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.22
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.24
90.24
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Brown and Marty McHale

Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
20
150
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
312
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
72
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
23.54
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
127.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
17
81.6
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
16
120
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
43.2
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
57.6
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
22.99
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.76
22.84
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
129.6
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100