Jim McAndrew vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Jim McAndrew
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim McAndrew built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.65 and 1.246 for Jim McAndrew. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McAndrew and Skel Roach

Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.62
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.11
41.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.32
68.32
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
3.65
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2314
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
771.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
8.31
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.85
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
2.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
4.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197
37.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
4.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2928
34.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Jim McAndrew and Skel Roach

Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2313
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
771
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.32
68.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McAndrew and Skel Roach

Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
385.71
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
478.57
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
12.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
61.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
97.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.57
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
1.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
83
197.62
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
71.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA