Roger McKee vs. Rick Sawyer — Career Comparison

Roger McKee
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Sawyer
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Sawyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger McKee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.49 and WHIP 1.717 compared to 5.87 and 1.304 for Roger McKee. By the career numbers, Rick Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roger McKee and Rick Sawyer

Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.93
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.32
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.9
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.03
27.03
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.87
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.49
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.22
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
10.29
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
4.31
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.68
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.63
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
39.91
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
40.21
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.76
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.81
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.87
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.85
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.81
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
36.39
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
34.46
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Roger McKee and Rick Sawyer

Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.32
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.9
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
27
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200.1
9
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.71
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.07
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.98
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.03
27.03
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger McKee and Rick Sawyer

Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
765.52
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
455.17
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.67
27.66
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
155.17
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
52.22
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.65
37.79
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Roger McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA