Joe Grahe vs. Bob McGraw — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob McGraw
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob McGraw 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 4.82 and 1.593 for Bob McGraw. 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 Bob McGraw

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
2.56
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.72
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.58
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.98
27.98
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.82
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1774
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591.1
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
10.14
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
10.3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.47
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
4.03
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
2.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.21
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2608
39.69
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.19
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.98
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2333
35.51
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.69
39.69

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Bob McGraw

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
27
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400.1
9
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.6
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.905
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.86
20.86
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Bob McGraw

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
168
511.68
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
529.95
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
73.1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.73
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.14
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.37
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.46
22.71
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
115.74
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
94.42
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
36.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
45.69
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
79.19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.41
13.42
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
70
213.2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.73
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100