Joe Magrane vs. Roger McKee — Career Comparison

Joe Magrane
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roger McKee
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Magrane built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger McKee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Magrane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 5.87 and 1.304 for Roger McKee. By the career numbers, Joe Magrane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Magrane and Roger McKee

Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.56
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.93
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.47
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.55
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.97
45.97
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.81
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.87
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
27
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1096.2
9
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
8.87
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.22
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.65
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.21
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.52
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
4.63
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.53
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.34
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4685
38.45
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
39.91
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.76
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.24
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.87
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.43
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.81
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
34.15
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
36.39
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Joe Magrane and Roger McKee

Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.56
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.36
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3290
27
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096.2
9
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.51
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.57
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
2.2
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.08
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.4
94.4
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.37
87.37
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Magrane and Roger McKee

Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
357.45
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
600
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
510.64
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
71.12
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
47.42
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.41
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.29
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.71
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.26
22.36
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
109.42
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
94.83
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.65
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.71
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
51.06
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.77
10.53
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
52.22
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.71
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
99
180.55
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Magrane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
65.65
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.29
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Magrane
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA