Mac MacArthur vs. Jim Tobin — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Tobin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Tobin 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. Jim Tobin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. By the career numbers, Jim Tobin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Jim Tobin

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.36
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.53
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.09
79.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.74
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.44
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5700
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1900
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
9.14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
2.36
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8074
38.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
4.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7490
35.48
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Jim Tobin

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
27
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.08
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.12
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.25
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.024
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Jim Tobin

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
268.78
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
540.27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
124.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
86.88
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
23.76
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.54
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.25
57.18
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
186.65
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
180.54
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
54.98
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
69.23
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.67
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.75
58.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
162
109.95
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.39
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.93
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100