Mac MacArthur vs. Fred Norman — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Norman
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Norman 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. Fred Norman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. By the career numbers, Fred Norman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Fred Norman

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.87
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.24
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.48
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.24
50.24
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.5
66.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.26
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5819
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1939.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
8.31
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.87
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.63
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
3.78
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.37
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
6.05
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8279
38.41
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.19
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.01
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.47
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7285
33.8
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Fred Norman

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.87
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.24
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5820
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1940
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.25
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.37
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.5
66.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Fred Norman

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
364.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
510.98
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
64.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
60.53
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.56
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.56
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.81
11.4
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
67.66
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
97.03
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
25.82
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.04
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
49.85
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
32.94
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
177
157.57
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.19
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.34
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA