Max Macon vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Macon built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 4.24 and 1.463 for Max Macon. By the career numbers, Mike Venafro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Macon and Mike Venafro

Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.8
35.8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
4.24
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
9.29
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.61
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.87
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.34
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
39.77
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
39.33
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.06
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
5.18
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
35.6
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Max Macon and Mike Venafro

Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253.1
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Macon and Mike Venafro

Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
258.78
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
574.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.48
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
54.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
191.22
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
170.61
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.83
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
111.07
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.36
62.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
32
36.64
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA