Ed Karger vs. Joe McClain — Career Comparison

Ed Karger
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Karger posted a stronger line than Joe McClain. Ed Karger posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.79 vs 4.42) and WHIP (1.215 vs 1.360). By the career numbers, Ed Karger 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 Karger and Joe McClain

Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.36
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.01
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.74
41.74
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.55
74.55
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.67
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
2.79
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3275
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1091.2
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
8.34
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.59
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.42
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.668
0.668
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4461
36.78
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
38.52
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
3.88
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.96
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4112
33.9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.78
36.78
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Ed Karger and Joe McClain

Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.55
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.98
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2880
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
3.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.22
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.78
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.72
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.38
94.38
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.442
2.442
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Karger and Joe McClain

Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
231.94
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
555.56
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
122.22
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
91.67
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
83.54
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
19.44
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.78
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.56
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.27
47.6
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
29.77
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
172.22
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
19
144.3
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
152.78
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.06
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
48.61
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
83.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.9
49.86
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
28.02
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.67
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
87.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
6.86
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.89
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Karger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA