Ed Holley vs. Joe McClain — Career Comparison

Ed Holley
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Holley and Joe McClain are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ed Holley had the edge in home runs allowed (0.74 per nine innings vs 1.14). By the career numbers, Ed Holley had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Holley and Joe McClain

Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.25
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.41
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.66
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.35
78.35
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.4
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1643
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547.2
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
9.89
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.69
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.74
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.79
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.78
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.13
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.619
0.619
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.44
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2391
39.29
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
4.93
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.96
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2194
36.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
945
36.04
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Ed Holley and Joe McClain

Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
27
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.113
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Holley and Joe McClain

Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
286.83
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
573.66
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
75
569.62
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
90.73
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
76.1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.63
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.63
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.49
16.06
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
105.37
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
105.37
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
29.27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.32
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
5.63
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
125.85
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.63
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA