Babe Adams vs. Joe Grahe — Career Comparison

Babe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Babe Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grahe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Babe Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 4.41 and 1.614 for Joe Grahe. By the career numbers, Babe Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Babe Adams and Joe Grahe

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.45
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.07
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.58
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.08
58.08
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.65
73.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.62
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.76
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8986
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2995.1
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
8.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
3.11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.14
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11947
35.9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1129
3.39
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
5.01
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11470
34.46
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74

Fielding Stats for Babe Adams and Joe Grahe

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
10.82
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
4.2
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.03
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.3
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.72
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
14.54
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.64
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
16.23
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.47
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
15.85
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.36
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.86
20.86
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Adams and Joe Grahe

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
261.01
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1019
551.81
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
116.97
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
90.43
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.79
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.12
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.62
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
26.53
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74.48
40.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
154.87
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
146.21
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
42.78
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
40.61
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
81.77
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79.66
43.14
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
28.7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
105.05
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.71
5.71
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
18.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.08
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA