Tom Glavine vs. Jim Mecir — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Jim Mecir
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Glavine built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Mecir as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Mecir led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 69), home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 93). Tom Glavine held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 98). Role difference aside, Jim Mecir holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Jim Mecir

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.6
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.77
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
8.76
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
8.23
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.73
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.7
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.84
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2607
5.32
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
7.69
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.39
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2263
38.65
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.15
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
4.1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.39
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.23
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.82
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16697
34.05
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1973
33.69
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.65
38.65

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Jim Mecir

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
8.09
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.53
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.61
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.43
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.05
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.08
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.05
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Jim Mecir

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
284400
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
33.92
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
329
120
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Jim Mecir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Mecir
Career
Per 600 PA