Bill Husted vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Bill Husted
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsPlayers' 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 Bill Husted 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 4.88 and 1.667 for Bill Husted. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Husted and Denny McLain

Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.26
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.19
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.5
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.88
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.67
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
42.49
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
7.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
37.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Bill Husted and Denny McLain

Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.26
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.88
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.38
84.37
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Husted and Denny McLain

Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
18
183.05
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
241.18
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
569.49
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
10.67
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
27.08
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.23
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
52.47
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-4.97
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100