Joe Grahe vs. Mike Loynd — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Loynd
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Loynd 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 5.82 and 1.698 for Mike Loynd. 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 Mike Loynd

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.83
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.82
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
10.14
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
10.59
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.09
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.61
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.59
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1812
40.74
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
42.12
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.71
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
36.78
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Mike Loynd

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.83
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.72
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.02
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.7
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Mike Loynd

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
438.46
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA