Luke Bard vs. Mike Grace — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Grace
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Grace built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Bard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luke Bard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.136 compared to 4.96 and 1.462 for Mike Grace. By the career numbers, Luke Bard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Mike Grace

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.31
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
4.96
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
10.12
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.12
10.12
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.94
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.09
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.52
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
37.11
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
39.57
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.56
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.29
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.65
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
35.46
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Mike Grace

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.31
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.2
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.24
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.76
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.76
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.218
0.218
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Mike Grace

Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
463.64
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
497.73
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.73
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.73
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
7.1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.73
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-6.91
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
37
252.27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
61.36
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Grace
Career
Per 600 PA