Archie McKain vs. Bill Sherdel — Career Comparison

Archie McKain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Sherdel
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Sherdel 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. Bill Sherdel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.26 and 1.515 for Archie McKain. By the career numbers, Bill Sherdel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie McKain and Bill Sherdel

Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
1.71
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
0.9
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.55
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.48
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.61
20.61
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.92
52.92
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.53
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
4.26
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
3.72
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1459
27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8128
27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
486.1
9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709.1
9
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.79
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3018
10.03
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.85
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.2
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.48
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
2.79
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.554
0.554
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
40.25
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11604
38.55
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.3
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
5
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
4.4
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
36.35
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10889
36.17
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Archie McKain and Bill Sherdel

Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.203
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Archie McKain and Bill Sherdel

Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
614.72
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
308.43
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
163
600
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
142
522.7
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
539.33
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
92.02
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
120.22
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
14
51.53
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
92.7
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
19.66
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.81
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.06
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
27.53
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
12.3
45.27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.87
45.99
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
41
150.92
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
160.67
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
42
154.6
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
156.18
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
53.93
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.13
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
26
95.71
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.19
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
11.06
40.71
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.37
50.21
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.56
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.21
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
35.39
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
176.69
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.72
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.68
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67