Doc McMahon vs. Luke Putkonen — Career Comparison

Doc McMahon
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luke Putkonen
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc McMahon built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Putkonen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc McMahon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.66 and 1.552 for Luke Putkonen. By the career numbers, Doc McMahon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc McMahon and Luke Putkonen

Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.19
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.66
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.24
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.24
10.24
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.54
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.26
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
40.41
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
35.94
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.331
0.331
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41

Fielding Stats for Doc McMahon and Luke Putkonen

Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.19
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.49
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.49
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc McMahon and Luke Putkonen

Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
111.84
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA