Tom Glavine vs. Tug McGraw — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tom Glavine built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Glavine led in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 72), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 102). Tug McGraw held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 69). Role difference aside, Tom Glavine holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Tug McGraw

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.57
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1734
3.54
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
8.76
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.73
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
3.46
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2607
5.32
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18604
37.94
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1900
3.87
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.46
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16697
34.05
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Tug McGraw

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.53
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.3
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.88
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Tug McGraw

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
2006.48
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
247
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
519.84
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
89.73
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
94.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
31
75.3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
9.12
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
10.21
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.16
24.86
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
101.4
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
50
121.46
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
33.92
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
32.83
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
66.38
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
10.34
25.11
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.73
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
10
24.29
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
120
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
138.46
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
21
51.01
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.09
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA