Joe McClain vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McClain built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 4.42 and 1.360 for Joe McClain. By the career numbers, Mike Venafro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McClain and Mike Venafro

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.38
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
4.96
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Mike Venafro

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.72
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Mike Venafro

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA