Max Macon vs. Rich Thompson — Career Comparison

Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich Thompson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Macon built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Macon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 5.05 and 1.667 for Rich Thompson. By the career numbers, Max Macon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Macon and Rich Thompson

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.45
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
6.08
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.88
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.51
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.8
35.8
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.24
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.05
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
9.29
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
9.71
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.61
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.87
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.66
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.55
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1314
39.77
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
40.42
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.06
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.68
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
5.18
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.84
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.82
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
35.6
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
33.95
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Max Macon and Rich Thompson

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
6.08
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.26
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.03
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.169
0.169
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Macon and Rich Thompson

Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
258.78
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
15400
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
574.81
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.47
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.48
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
54.35
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
191.22
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
170.61
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.83
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.67
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
111.07
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.36
62.25
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
21.85
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
18.32
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.64
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.87
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA