Arch McCarthy vs. Dick Stigman — Career Comparison

Arch McCarthy
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Stigman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Stigman built a career as a starting pitcher and Arch McCarthy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Stigman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 6.13 and 1.681 for Arch McCarthy. By the career numbers, Dick Stigman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arch McCarthy and Dick Stigman

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.16
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.64
50.64
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.29
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.13
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
4.03
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
11.25
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.99
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.3
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.88
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
3.96
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
7.36
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.47
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
41.13
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3930
38.33
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.52
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.13
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.31
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.681
1.681
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
36.75
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3516
34.3
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Arch McCarthy and Dick Stigman

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.25
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.29
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.16
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2768
27
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922.2
9
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.63
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.84
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.38
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
1.1
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.21
84.21
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.481
0.481
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.64
50.64
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arch McCarthy and Dick Stigman

Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
456.31
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
547.57
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
5.66
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
10.84
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
71.84
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
95.15
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.24
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
48.54
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.88
-17.57
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.11
-6.04
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.18
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
140
271.84
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.48
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Arch McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arch McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Stigman
Career
Per 600 PA