Max Macon vs. Dick Tidrow — Career Comparison

Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tidrow
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Macon built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tidrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Tidrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.24 and 1.463 for Max Macon. By the career numbers, Dick Tidrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Macon and Dick Tidrow

Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.45
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.19
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.88
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.48
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.8
35.8
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.16
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.24
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
3.68
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5240
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.2
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
9.29
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
8.79
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.61
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.84
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
3.87
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.98
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.58
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
5.02
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.16
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
39.77
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7412
38.19
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.06
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.26
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
5.18
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.16
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.32
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
35.6
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.19
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Max Macon and Dick Tidrow

Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.2
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.71
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5239
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746.1
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.09
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.65
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.59
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.498
0.498
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.26
22.26
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Macon and Dick Tidrow

Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
226
258.78
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
3263.16
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
114
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
574.81
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
95
500
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.47
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.48
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
54.35
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
4.2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
191.22
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
170.61
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.16
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.83
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.67
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
111.07
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
13
68.42
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.36
62.25
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.01
-15.82
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.32
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.64
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
42
221.05
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.21
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.87
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.53
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA