Bill McGee vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Bill McGee
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill McGee built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.74 and 1.426 for Bill McGee. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill McGee and Skel Roach

Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.43
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.87
52.87
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.78
51.78
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
3.74
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2559
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
9.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.75
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3700
39.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
4.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3339
35.23
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Bill McGee and Skel Roach

Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill McGee and Skel Roach

Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
397.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
547.47
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
80.81
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.2
16.57
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
105.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
105.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
66.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
113.13
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA