Denny McLain vs. Dave Stewart — Career Comparison

Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Dave Stewart
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Denny McLain and Dave Stewart are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 96 for Denny McLain and 91 for Dave Stewart, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 88 respectively. If forced to pick, Denny McLain gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Denny McLain and Dave Stewart

Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.79
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.19
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.44
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.57
56.57
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.54
66.54
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.19
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.95
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2499
8.55
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
3.54
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
5.96
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.41
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11251
38.51
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
4.31
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.32
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.59
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9968
34.12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Denny McLain and Dave Stewart

Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.79
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
1.19
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.67
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.79
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.56
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.54
66.54
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny McLain and Dave Stewart

Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
5230
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
521.3
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
51
510
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.62
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.23
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.69
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.77
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
32.65
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
27.08
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.23
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
52.47
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
35.24
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
54.16
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA