Jim McElroy vs. Dave Stewart — Career Comparison

Jim McElroy
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Stewart
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Stewart built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McElroy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Stewart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 5.12 and 1.543 for Jim McElroy. By the career numbers, Dave Stewart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McElroy and Dave Stewart

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.79
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.57
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.44
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.54
66.54
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.19
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.12
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.95
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9.7
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2499
8.55
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
0.9
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.19
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.54
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.72
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1741
5.96
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.57
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.41
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
41.35
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11251
38.51
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9.16
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
4.31
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.32
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.59
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
37.16
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9968
34.12
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Jim McElroy and Dave Stewart

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.79
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.67
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.61
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.79
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.09
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.56
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.44
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.47
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.17
79.17
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McElroy and Dave Stewart

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
176.47
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
5230
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
588.24
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
510
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
80
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
11.98
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
32.65
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
35.24
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
17
170
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA