Joe Klink vs. Joe McClain — Career Comparison

Joe Klink
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe McClain built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Klink as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Klink posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 4.42 and 1.360 for Joe McClain. By the career numbers, Joe Klink had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Klink and Joe McClain

Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.26
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
9.35
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
4.1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.14
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
39.68
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.46
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.37
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
4.96
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.66
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
34.43
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Klink and Joe McClain

Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.119
0.119
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Klink and Joe McClain

Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
35200
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA