Brendan McKay vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Brendan McKay
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brendan McKay built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 5.14 and 1.408 for Brendan McKay. By the career numbers, Mike Venafro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brendan McKay and Mike Venafro

Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.39
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.73
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.38
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.29
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
39.67
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
39.33
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
36.37
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Brendan McKay and Mike Venafro

Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.39
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brendan McKay and Mike Venafro

Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
981.82
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
75.97
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
57.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA