Joe McClain vs. Ryan O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan O'Rourke
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McClain built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan O'Rourke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe McClain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 4.84 and 1.324 for Ryan O'Rourke. By the career numbers, Joe McClain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McClain and Ryan O'Rourke

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.42
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
38.52
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.99
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
31.66
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Ryan O'Rourke

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Ryan O'Rourke

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
33600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
569.62
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA