Mac MacArthur vs. Mel Stottlemyre — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mel Stottlemyre
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Stottlemyre 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. Mel Stottlemyre posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. By the career numbers, Mel Stottlemyre had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Mel Stottlemyre

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.47
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.13
54.13
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.89
98.89
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.51
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
2.97
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7984
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.1
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.23
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.58
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
2.74
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
4.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.15
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10972
37.1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.39
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10048
33.98
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
37.1

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Mel Stottlemyre

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7985
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.82
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
1.93
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
838
2.83
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.75
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.256
2.256
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Mel Stottlemyre

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
259.57
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
846
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
531.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
85.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
65.96
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.93
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.26
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.96
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.15
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.04
26.27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
118.44
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
121.28
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
38.3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
40.43
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
73.76
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.56
19.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
270
191.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
29.79
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.93
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0