Tom Glavine vs. Jim McCormick — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Jim McCormick
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightBats RightCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Glavine built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McCormick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McCormick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.132 compared to 3.54 and 1.347 for Tom Glavine. By the career numbers, Jim McCormick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Jim McCormick

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
1.04
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
1.02
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
0.56
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.32
55.32
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
0.98
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
3.54
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
2.43
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12827
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4275.2
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
8.76
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4092
8.61
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.73
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.17
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
3.06
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
1.58
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.3
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
3.59
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.34
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.13
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18604
37.94
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17702
37.26
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2095
4.41
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16941
35.66
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Jim McCormick

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
1.05
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14127
27
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
0.53
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.73
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
1.75
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
1.79
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.23
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
2.33
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1444
2.76
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
2.28
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
2.53
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.55
91.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.399
2.399
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Jim McCormick

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
258.6
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
534
152.28
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2104
600
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2082
593.73
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
246
89.73
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
140.02
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
218
79.51
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
113.78
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
25
9.12
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
18.82
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.73
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.27
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.14
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.21
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
26.24
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
68.16
24.86
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.58
41.8
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
278
101.4
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
174.81
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
349
127.29
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
146.29
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
93
33.92
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
70.15
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
90
32.83
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
50.76
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
182
66.38
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
119.77
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
77.2
28.16
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165.6
47.23
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.27
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
329
120
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
36.22
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.57
16.57
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.85
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Jim McCormick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.85
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jim McCormick
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100