Al Closter vs. Max Macon — Career Comparison

Al Closter
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Max Macon built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Closter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Macon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 6.62 and 2.094 for Al Closter. By the career numbers, Max Macon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Closter and Max Macon

Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.35
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.45
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.88
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.8
35.8
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.62
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.24
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.95
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
9.29
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.53
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.61
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.86
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.87
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.04
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6.62
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
44.32
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1314
39.77
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.06
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.15
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
5.18
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
36.17
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
35.6
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.32
44.32
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Al Closter and Max Macon

Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.45
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.2
9
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.6
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.12
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.524
0.524
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Closter and Max Macon

Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1575
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
258.78
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
574.81
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.47
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.48
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
54.35
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
191.22
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
170.61
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.83
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.67
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
111.07
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-51.76
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.36
62.25
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.32
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.64
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Closter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Al Closter
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100