Kevin Hickey vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Kevin Hickey
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Hickey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 3.91 and 1.431 for Kevin Hickey. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Hickey and Marty McHale

Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.94
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.66
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.91
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
8.24
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
9.57
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
3.91
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.73
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.56
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
38.18
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.06
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.41
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.57
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.16
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
33.31
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
34.74
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Kevin Hickey and Marty McHale

Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
8.94
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232.2
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.74
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.28
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.24
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Hickey and Marty McHale

Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
312
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
600
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
513.6
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
129.6
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Kevin Hickey
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100