Dan Jennings vs. Bill McCahan — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill McCahan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McCahan built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Jennings as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Jennings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 3.84 and 1.521 for Bill McCahan. By the career numbers, Dan Jennings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Bill McCahan

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.76
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.24
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.18
70.18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.84
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
9.2
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.05
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.49
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.35
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
39.88
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
4.4
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1143
35.39
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Bill McCahan

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1046
27
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.2
9
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.105
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Bill McCahan

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
57
325.71
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
548.57
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
114.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
97.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.76
32.89
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
131.43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
148.57
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
68.57
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
120
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.36
36.35
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.55
9.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCahan
Career
Per 600 PA