Mac MacArthur vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Max Scherzer 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. Max Scherzer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.091 compared to 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. By the career numbers, Max Scherzer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Max Scherzer

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.14
98.14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Max Scherzer

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Max Scherzer

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
18.65
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100