Greg Brummett vs. Jim McElroy — Career Comparison

Greg Brummett
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim McElroy
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Brummett built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McElroy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Brummett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.541 compared to 5.12 and 1.543 for Jim McElroy. By the career numbers, Greg Brummett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Brummett and Jim McElroy

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
5.12
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
10.16
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
9.7
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.49
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.47
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
4.19
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.72
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.72
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.57
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
38.52
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
41.35
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9.16
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.36
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
34.31
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
37.16
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35

Fielding Stats for Greg Brummett and Jim McElroy

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.61
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
27
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.61
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.09
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.61
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.44
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.17
79.17
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Brummett and Jim McElroy

Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
433.33
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
176.47
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
588.24
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.24
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
11.98
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-39.12
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.02
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
166.67
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Greg Brummett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Brummett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA