Joe Grahe vs. Ralph Hamner — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ralph Hamner
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Hamner built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grahe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Grahe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.614 compared to 4.58 and 1.673 for Ralph Hamner. By the career numbers, Joe Grahe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and Ralph Hamner

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.15
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.67
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.82
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.58
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.09
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.4
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.05
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1812
40.74
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
41.65
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
5.44
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.673
1.673
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
35.8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Ralph Hamner

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
27
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400.1
9
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.967
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.86
20.86
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Ralph Hamner

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.76
25.1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
136.36
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
100
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ralph Hamner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
11.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
209.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Hamner
Career
Per 600 PA