Lem Cross vs. Graham Godfrey — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Graham Godfrey
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Graham Godfrey built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Graham Godfrey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Graham Godfrey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Graham Godfrey

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.96
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.22
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.73
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.09
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
11.35
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.35
11.35
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.37
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.65
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.93
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
41.09
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.26
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
36.59
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.09
41.09

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Graham Godfrey

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.96
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.37
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.07
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.15
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.95
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.15
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Graham Godfrey

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3000
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
548.57
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Graham Godfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Graham Godfrey
Career
Per 600 PA