Archie McKain vs. Matt Moore — Career Comparison

Archie McKain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Moore
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Moore built a career as a starting pitcher and Archie McKain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Archie McKain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.39 and 1.405 for Matt Moore. By the career numbers, Archie McKain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie McKain and Matt Moore

Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
2.91
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.29
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.56
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.39
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.61
20.61
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4.26
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4.39
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1459
27
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3428
27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
486.1
9
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1142.2
9
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
9.79
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
8.64
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.18
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.85
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.83
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.48
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.29
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.54
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
40.25
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4961
39.07
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.3
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.39
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
5
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
4.73
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.64
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
36.35
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4373
34.44
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.07
39.07

Fielding Stats for Archie McKain and Matt Moore

Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.91
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.29
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3428
27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1142.2
9
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.32
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.94
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.35
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.26
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.29
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.434
0.434
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie McKain and Matt Moore

Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
167
614.72
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
1892.31
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
522.7
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
533.33
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
92.02
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.15
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
51.53
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.15
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.3
45.27
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
2.83
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
150.92
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.15
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
154.6
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.13
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
10
51.28
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.06
40.71
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.82
-24.72
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.21
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
176.69
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
241.03
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Matt Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.38
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Moore
Career
Per 600 PA