Mac MacArthur vs. Joey Nation — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joey Nation
Gen XOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joey Nation built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac MacArthur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mac MacArthur posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 6.94 and 1.714 for Joey Nation. By the career numbers, Mac MacArthur had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Joey Nation

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.02
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.94
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9.26
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.63
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
41.54
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
33.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.54
41.54
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Joey Nation

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.08
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.25
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Joey Nation

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
140.43
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
158.9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA