Brian Denman vs. Jim McKee — Career Comparison

Brian Denman
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim McKee
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Denman built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McKee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Denman posted a career ERA of 4.78 against Jim McKee's 4.78, with WHIP of 1.367 and 1.594 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Denman and Jim McKee

Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.65
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.78
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.78
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.78
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
10.1
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9.28
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.65
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.78
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
37.84
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
41.63
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.88
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.91
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
35.82
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
34.88
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Brian Denman and Jim McKee

Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.65
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.78
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.65
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.1
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.13
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.69
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Denman and Jim McKee

Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2550
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.42
-63.2
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Denman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA