Mac MacArthur vs. Mike Thurman — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Thurman
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thurman 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. Mac MacArthur posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.05 and 1.509 for Mike Thurman. By the career numbers, Mac MacArthur had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Mike Thurman

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.91
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.02
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
5.05
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
9.79
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.08
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.46
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
5.4
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.31
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
39.87
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
5.67
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.73
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
35.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Mike Thurman

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.91
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.62
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.25
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.53
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.38
94.38
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Mike Thurman

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
406.45
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
507.1
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
7.33
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.4
1.56
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
46.45
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.23
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.23
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-11.28
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.34
-32.29
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
27.1
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
93
360
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.94
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA