Tim McCarver vs. Pinky Swander — Career Comparison

Tim McCarver
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Pinky Swander
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Tim McCarver and Pinky Swander are closely matched on the surface stats. Pinky Swander posted stronger numbers in OPS (.791 vs .738) and on-base percentage (.406 vs .349). Tim McCarver had the advantage in home run production (97 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Pinky Swander had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tim McCarver and Pinky Swander

Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
184.56
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
15
140.63
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6206
600
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5529
534.55
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
52
487.5
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1501
145.12
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
14
131.25
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
106.83
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
10
93.75
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
23.4
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
5.51
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
9.38
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
38.29
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749.45
72.46
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.77
91.61
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2148
207.67
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
20
187.5
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2079
201
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
57.04
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
62.36
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1138
110.02
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
781.93
75.6
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.16
95.26
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.9
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
52.98
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
11.5
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
422
40.8
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
14.71
14.71
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
32
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
1.3
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.38
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
6.19
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 600 PA
99
9.57
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.9
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.74
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
10.63
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.45
55.45
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Tim McCarver and Pinky Swander

Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1511
1.1
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.13
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
1.01
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37252
27
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12417.1
9
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8893
6.45
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
0.45
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.07
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9621
6.97
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.45
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9518
6.9
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.21
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.299
6.299
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.19
92.19
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.09
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.1
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.15
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
0.46
Pinky Swander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim McCarver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
0.24
Pinky Swander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0