Mac MacArthur vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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. Warren Spahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Warren Spahn

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
1.29
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.67
88.67
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
0.66
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
4.43
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.12
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Warren Spahn

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.08
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.12
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Warren Spahn

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
228.61
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67