Charlie Gettig vs. Joe McClain — Career Comparison

Charlie Gettig
Pre-GenerationalMarylandBats 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 Charlie Gettig as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe McClain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 4.5 and 1.649 for Charlie Gettig. By the career numbers, Joe McClain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Gettig and Joe McClain

Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.85
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.9
61.9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.42
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
11.25
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.69
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
3.59
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.66
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.13
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
41.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
6.98
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.649
1.649
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
36.98
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
945
36.04
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Charlie Gettig and Joe McClain

Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.38
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2451
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.28
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.13
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.58
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.99
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.72
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.36
85.36
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.472
2.472
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Gettig and Joe McClain

Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
182.61
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
600
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
546.38
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
131.88
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
105.8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
26.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
55.08
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
29.77
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
160.87
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
19
144.3
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
179.71
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
69.57
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
68.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
137.68
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.04
60.92
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
28.02
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.25
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
40.58
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.72
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
11.83
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Gettig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA