Jim McLaughlin vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Jim McLaughlin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McLaughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McLaughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 4.41 and 1.535 for Al Pratt. By the career numbers, Jim McLaughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Al Pratt

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.71
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.68
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
4.41
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
11.05
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.05
11.05
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
41.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
36.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.32
41.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Al Pratt

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.46
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Al Pratt

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
137.76
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
596.94
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.37
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
45.92
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
47.27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
218.18
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
52.81
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100