Bob Anderson vs. Joe Grahe — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Anderson 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. Joe Grahe led in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 107), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 89), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 93). Bob Anderson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 71). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Grahe.

Pitching Stats for Bob Anderson and Joe Grahe

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.63
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.26
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
9.19
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.42
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
5.37
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.59
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.32
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3634
38.9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
4.82
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
5.01
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
35.2
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Joe Grahe

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.64
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
2.4
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.26
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Joe Grahe

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
538.69
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
72.26
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.34
18.26
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
94.16
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
98.54
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
39.42
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
6.18
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
21.9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
234.31
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA