Rube Fischer vs. Greg McMichael — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greg McMichael
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg McMichael as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg McMichael posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.383 compared to 5.1 and 1.667 for Rube Fischer. By the career numbers, Greg McMichael had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Greg McMichael

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
7.79
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.25
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
9.78
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
8.31
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.32
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.83
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
7.89
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2213
38.06
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.82
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.7
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.74
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963
33.76
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Greg McMichael

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
7.79
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523.1
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.38
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.05
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.96
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Greg McMichael

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
108
531.15
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
16987.5
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.69
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
6.65
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
34.27
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-8.59
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
127.87
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Greg McMichael
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg McMichael
Career
Per 600 PA