Don Carman vs. Tug McGraw — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Don Carman built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Carman led in run prevention (ERA+ 91 vs 84), home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 72), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 93). Tug McGraw held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 90). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Don Carman.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and Tug McGraw

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.34
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.57
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
8.29
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.69
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.46
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.84
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3936
38.43
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.81
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
4.51
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.43
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3461
33.8
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and Tug McGraw

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.34
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.18
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.3
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.57
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.88
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.53
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.75
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.459
0.459
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and Tug McGraw

Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
342
858.58
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
2006.48
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
519.84
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
94.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.82
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.08
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.11
-35.42
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.02
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
75
188.28
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
138.46
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
3.19
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.29
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
21
51.01
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA