Joe Grahe vs. Mike Madden — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Madden
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Madden 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. Mike Madden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.649 compared to 4.41 and 1.614 for Joe Grahe. By the career numbers, Mike Madden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and Mike Madden

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.62
36.62
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.94
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
9.19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.09
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.59
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.52
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
39.76
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
5.01
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.59
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.01
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.35
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
33.49
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Mike Madden

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.07
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.58
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.53
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.465
0.465
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.62
36.62
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Mike Madden

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
71
852
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
444
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
5.78
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
72
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-7.04
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
23
276
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
120
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA