Tug McGraw vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tug McGraw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. By the career numbers, Tug McGraw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tug McGraw and Al Schroll

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.57
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.55
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
9.23
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.46
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
40.27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
35.16
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Tug McGraw and Al Schroll

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.3
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.53
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.88
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.75
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tug McGraw and Al Schroll

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
2006.48
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
519.84
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
94.74
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
75.3
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.43
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.05
26.83
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
119.03
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
121.46
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.01
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.72
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
75.3
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.34
25.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24.29
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
57
138.46
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100