Frank Bates vs. Joe Musgrove — Career Comparison

Frank Bates
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Musgrove
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Musgrove built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Bates as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Musgrove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 6.33 and 2.082 for Frank Bates. By the career numbers, Joe Musgrove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bates and Joe Musgrove

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.76
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.09
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.53
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.46
88.46
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.38
87.38
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.73
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3168
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
13.03
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
8.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.13
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
5.71
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.23
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
8.95
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.66
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
45.5
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
37.37
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
9.35
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.02
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.65
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
38.66
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4002
34.11
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.5
45.5
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Joe Musgrove

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.76
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056.2
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.76
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.18
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.98
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.18
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
2.45
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.73
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.36
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.321
2.321
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Joe Musgrove

Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
864.15
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
91
600
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
77
507.69
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
520.75
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
105.49
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
75.47
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
14
52.83
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.87
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.64
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
41.77
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
16.4
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
112.09
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
101.89
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
191.21
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
23
86.79
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
59.34
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
45.28
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.97
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
92.31
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
60.38
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
51.26
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
6.52
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
79.12
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.32
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
55
207.55
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.15
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA