Alex McRae vs. Dave Stewart — Career Comparison

Alex McRae
MillenialWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Stewart
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Stewart built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex McRae as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Stewart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.361 compared to 7.34 and 1.868 for Alex McRae. By the career numbers, Dave Stewart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex McRae and Dave Stewart

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.57
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.18
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.44
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.34
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.95
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
11.37
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2499
8.55
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.13
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.21
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.54
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.39
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
5.96
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.41
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
43.58
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11251
38.51
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.42
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.29
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
4.31
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.32
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
0.59
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
37.42
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9968
34.12
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.58
43.58
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Alex McRae and Dave Stewart

Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.03
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.71
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
0.67
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.79
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.66
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.56
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.66
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.47
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex McRae and Dave Stewart

Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1133.33
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
5230
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
510
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
100
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
80
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
30.24
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
32.65
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
130
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
130
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
40.23
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.52
35.24
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
60
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McRae
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA