Mike Loynd vs. Woody Main — Career Comparison

Mike Loynd
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Woody Main
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Loynd built a career as a starting pitcher and Woody Main as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Woody Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 5.82 and 1.698 for Mike Loynd. By the career numbers, Woody Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Loynd and Woody Main

Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.83
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.47
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.57
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.92
13.92
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.82
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.14
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204.2
9
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
10.59
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9.23
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.46
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.92
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.61
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.69
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.55
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.71
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
42.12
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
39.4
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.32
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.71
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.36
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
36.78
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
35.66
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Mike Loynd and Woody Main

Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.83
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
27
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111.1
9
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.02
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.7
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
84
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.456
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Loynd and Woody Main

Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
1008.51
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
600
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
561.7
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
2.97
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.05
-26.14
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
11
140.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA