Mike Draper vs. Pete Richert — Career Comparison

Mike Draper
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Richert
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Pete Richert built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Draper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Richert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 4.25 and 1.654 for Mike Draper. By the career numbers, Pete Richert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Draper and Pete Richert

Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.31
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.94
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.62
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.56
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.29
52.29
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.44
28.44
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.39
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.25
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3497
27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165.2
9
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
11.27
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
7.4
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.4
7.4
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.9
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.98
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
3.27
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.36
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.4
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.14
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.25
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
39.12
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4817
37.19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.24
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
3.57
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
34.44
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4354
33.62
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Mike Draper and Pete Richert

Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.31
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.94
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3497
27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165.2
9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.41
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.3
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.14
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.85
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.13
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.71
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.515
0.515
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.44
28.44
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Draper and Pete Richert

Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
5800
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
808.46
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
600
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
538.37
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
77.95
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
65.26
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.06
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.69
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.81
17.79
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
96.07
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
96.07
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
38.07
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
63.44
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
240.98
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
7.85
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.31
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
129
233.84
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.69
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.63
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.44
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67