Bill Graham vs. Ray Hale — Career Comparison

Bill Graham
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Hale
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Graham built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Hale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Graham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 5.67 and 1.852 for Ray Hale. By the career numbers, Bill Graham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Graham and Ray Hale

Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.83
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.67
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.75
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
13
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.38
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.67
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.91
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.83
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
36.51
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
42.67
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
8.67
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
33.14
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
38.67
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.67
42.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Graham and Ray Hale

Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.62
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.21
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Graham and Ray Hale

Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
275
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.15
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-10.38
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-21.53
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA