Kevin McCarthy vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

Kevin McCarthy
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buzz Wetzel built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin McCarthy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin McCarthy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 7.71 and 2.786 for Buzz Wetzel. By the career numbers, Kevin McCarthy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin McCarthy and Buzz Wetzel

Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
7.94
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.8
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.2
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
9.81
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.86
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.63
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
38.83
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.93
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4.37
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.08
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
35.26
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Kevin McCarthy and Buzz Wetzel

Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
7.94
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191.2
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.55
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.3
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.21
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin McCarthy and Buzz Wetzel

Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA