Woody Main vs. Jim McGlothlin — Career Comparison

Woody Main
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim McGlothlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Woody Main as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McGlothlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 5.14 and 1.436 for Woody Main. By the career numbers, Jim McGlothlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Woody Main and Jim McGlothlin

Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.47
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.57
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.53
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.53
46.53
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.92
13.92
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.14
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.61
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
204.2
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9.23
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
8.63
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.92
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.87
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.69
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.89
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.71
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
4.91
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
39.4
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.32
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.36
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
35.66
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Woody Main and Jim McGlothlin

Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.77
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3903
27
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
9
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.48
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.456
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Woody Main and Jim McGlothlin

Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
1008.51
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
355.56
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
561.7
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
527.78
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
66.67
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
51.06
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.83
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
2.97
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
37.5
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.83
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
54.17
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.05
-26.14
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
8.85
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.33
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
140.43
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.39
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA