Luke Bard vs. Bill Graham — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Graham
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Graham 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. Bill Graham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Bill Graham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Bill Graham

Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
7.22
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.75
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.91
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
37.11
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
36.51
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.56
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
33.14
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Bill Graham

Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.84
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.218
0.218
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Bill Graham

Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-10.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA