Tom Glavine vs. Bill Mack — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bill Mack
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Glavine built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Mack as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Mack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.54 and 1.347 for Tom Glavine. By the career numbers, Bill Mack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Bill Mack

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.41
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
3.54
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
8.76
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
3.06
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.3
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.13
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18604
37.94
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
31.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16697
34.05
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
28.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Bill Mack

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.53
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
1.75
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
2.33
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
2.28
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Bill Mack

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
89.73
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
79.51
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.73
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
10.21
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.16
24.86
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
331.51
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
101.4
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
127.29
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
33.92
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
66.38
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.2
28.16
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
361.6
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
120
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA