Nick Altrock vs. Lou Grasmick — Career Comparison

Nick Altrock
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Altrock built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Grasmick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Altrock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Nick Altrock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Altrock and Lou Grasmick

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.3
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.96
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.49
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.53
52.53
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.65
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4542
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455
8.65
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.62
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
2.53
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6024
35.81
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.57
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5730
34.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Nick Altrock and Lou Grasmick

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.36
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.85
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4512
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1504
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.08
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.65
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
4.92
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.73
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.485
3.485
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.56
62.56
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Altrock and Lou Grasmick

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
228.1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
550
545.45
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
96.2
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
84.3
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.93
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.96
28.72
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
113.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
135.87
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.57
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
26.78
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.5
28.27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.91
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
91
90.25
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.88
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.96
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.95
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA