Don Carman vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Don Carman and Denny McLain are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 91 for Don Carman and 96 for Denny McLain, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 87 and 90 respectively. If forced to pick, Denny McLain gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and Denny McLain

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
8.29
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.69
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3936
38.43
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
4.51
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.42
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3461
33.8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7108
33.92
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and Denny McLain

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.18
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.57
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.53
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and Denny McLain

Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
858.58
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
239
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
524.69
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.82
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.08
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.11
-35.42
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
188.28
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
54.16
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.46
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100