Trey Hodges vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Trey Hodges
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational 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 Trey Hodges 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 4.77 and 1.616 for Trey Hodges. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Trey Hodges and Denny McLain

Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.52
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.43
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.01
59.01
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.77
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.1
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
9.89
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.51
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.15
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.84
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.81
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
8.38
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1282
6.12
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.93
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
40.62
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.75
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.24
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.7
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
35.26
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.62
40.62
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Trey Hodges and Denny McLain

Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.52
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.1
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.93
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.74
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.05
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.98
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.98
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Trey Hodges and Denny McLain

Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
3733.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-55.52
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
206.49
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
54.16
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Trey Hodges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Trey Hodges
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100