Tug McGraw vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb 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 5.67 and 1.407 for Cleon Webb. 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 Cleon Webb

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.57
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.67
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.64
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.46
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Tug McGraw and Cleon Webb

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.88
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.75
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.74
92.74
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tug McGraw and Cleon Webb

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
2006.48
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
519.84
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
94.74
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
75.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
21.64
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
119.03
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
21.95
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
57
138.46
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA