Walt Huntzinger vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Walt Huntzinger
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Huntzinger 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 3.6 and 1.363 for Walt Huntzinger. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Huntzinger and Marty McHale

Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.23
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.6
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
9.63
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.54
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
2.64
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.15
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.29
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.592
0.592
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
38.29
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.67
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.46
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.57
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
35.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Walt Huntzinger and Marty McHale

Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.18
90.18
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Huntzinger and Marty McHale

Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
947.37
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
312
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
19.57
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
81.6
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
126.32
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
57.6
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
17.1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
173.68
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
3.45
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Walt Huntzinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100