Bill McCall vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Bill McCall
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill McCall 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 3.97 and 1.271 for Bill McCall. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill McCall and Skel Roach

Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.82
59.82
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
3.97
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1879
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.65
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.79
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2185
31.4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.95
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1910
27.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.4
31.4
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Bill McCall and Skel Roach

Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.97
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.68
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.15
94.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.18
60.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill McCall and Skel Roach

Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
267.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
546.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
103.85
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.85
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
36.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
133.85
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
152.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
48.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
85.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.55
42.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
260
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA