Willard Mains vs. Doug McWeeny — Career Comparison

Willard Mains
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Doug McWeeny
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug McWeeny built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Mains as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willard Mains posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 4.17 and 1.508 for Doug McWeeny. By the career numbers, Willard Mains had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Mains and Doug McWeeny

Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.41
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.96
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.08
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.12
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.54
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.28
57.28
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.53
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
4.17
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
27
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
267.2
9
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
8.78
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
9.3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.53
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
5.18
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
4.27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.23
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.66
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.934
0.934
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1219
40.99
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4235
40.21
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.43
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
6.42
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.09
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
35.31
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3759
35.69
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Willard Mains and Doug McWeeny

Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.43
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
27
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
9
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.64
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.1
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.84
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.58
91.58
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.39
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.306
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Mains and Doug McWeeny

Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
45
207.69
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
365.68
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
600
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
572.31
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
511.24
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
30
53.25
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
47.93
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.33
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.33
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
60.24
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
7.5
13.32
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
198.46
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
33
58.58
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
175.38
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
110.06
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
31.95
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.65
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
24
42.6
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
67.42
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
3.39
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.69
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
55.03
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.62
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
126
223.67
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
31.95
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.78
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.78
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100