Joe Grahe vs. Dick McBride — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick McBride
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsUnknownStarting Pitcher

Dick McBride 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. Dick McBride posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 4.41 and 1.614 for Joe Grahe. By the career numbers, Dick McBride had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and Dick McBride

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.02
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.02
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.34
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.64
65.64
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.98
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
2.71
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6246
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
10.14
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2420
10.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.75
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.65
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401
40.64
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1573
6.8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
39.89
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.64
40.64

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Dick McBride

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.06
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6363
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2121
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.35
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
2.21
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
1.9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.96
85.96
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.788
1.788
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.8
50.8
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Dick McBride

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
119.11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1209
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
591.56
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
153.35
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
136.48
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
15.88
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
16.87
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86.76
43.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
171.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
161.79
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
103.23
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.84
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
191.07
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105.12
52.17
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.44
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.36
86.36
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
1.21
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.96
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.96
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.96
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33