Joe Bitker vs. Claude Grier — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Grier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Grier built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Grier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Claude Grier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Claude Grier

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.43
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.21
78.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
8.78
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
6.51
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.171
1.171
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1461
26.78
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
5.59
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1181
21.65
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.78
26.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Claude Grier

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.17
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.66
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1009
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336.1
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.54
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.85
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.71
92.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.54
76.54
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Claude Grier

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
256.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
518.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.23
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.9
44.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
132.16
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
179.74
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.51
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
56.59
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
52.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.5
113.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100