Mike McDermott vs. Saul Rogovin — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Saul Rogovin built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike McDermott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Saul Rogovin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 6.17 and 1.783 for Mike McDermott. By the career numbers, Saul Rogovin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike McDermott and Saul Rogovin

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.53
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.19
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.23
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.84
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.49
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.67
80.67
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.68
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
6.17
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.06
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651
27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.2
9
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
11.21
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
9.04
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.85
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.83
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.14
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.75
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.95
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
42.54
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3764
38.34
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
8.78
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.43
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
37.2
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3446
35.1
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.54
42.54
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Mike McDermott and Saul Rogovin

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
5.22
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.43
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
27
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
258.2
9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.98
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.66
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.56
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.49
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
3.52
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
7.03
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.04
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
6.54
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.33
86.33
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.07
93.07
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.069
2.069
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.253
1.253
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.33
27.33
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McDermott and Saul Rogovin

Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
58
217.5
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
278.31
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
600
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
143
536.25
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
542.17
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
116.25
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
97.59
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
74.1
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.07
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.49
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
54.44
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.76
32.09
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
131.93
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
176.25
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
135.54
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
52.41
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.5
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.37
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
90.36
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.47
58.03
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
15.44
27.91
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.61
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.25
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.34
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
78.75
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
64
115.66
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.19
5.19
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.88
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.04
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.42
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.61
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Saul Rogovin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.04
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Saul Rogovin
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60