Phil Haugstad vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Phil Haugstad
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Haugstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny McLain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 5.59 and 1.633 for Phil Haugstad. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Haugstad and Denny McLain

Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.91
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.43
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.59
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
8.15
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.96
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.55
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.48
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
42.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.76
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.07
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.633
1.633
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
34.83
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.02
42.02
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Phil Haugstad and Denny McLain

Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5657
27
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885.2
9
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.432
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Haugstad and Denny McLain

Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
4440
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
521.3
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-12.72
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
206.49
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100