Mac MacArthur vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot 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 Talbot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. By the career numbers, Fred Talbot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Fred Talbot

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.59
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.62
64.62
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.12
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
8.9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.52
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.73
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.54
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
34.96
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Fred Talbot

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.51
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.25
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
2.23
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Fred Talbot

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
431.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
502.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100