Sal Campfield vs. Joe McClain — Career Comparison

Sal Campfield
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe McClain built a career as a starting pitcher and Sal Campfield as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sal Campfield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 4.42 and 1.360 for Joe McClain. By the career numbers, Sal Campfield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Campfield and Joe McClain

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.69
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.25
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.13
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945
36.04
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Sal Campfield and Joe McClain

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Campfield and Joe McClain

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
35.21
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.92
29.77
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
28.65
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.69
28.02
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA