Joe Grahe vs. Tom McGuire — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom McGuire
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago WhalesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom McGuire 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. Tom McGuire posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 4.41 and 1.614 for Joe Grahe. By the career numbers, Tom McGuire had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and Tom McGuire

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.67
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.82
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
9.92
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.02
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.48
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
38.26
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.74
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.36
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
33.97
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Tom McGuire

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
27
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400.1
9
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.788
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.86
20.86
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Tom McGuire

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
44
338.46
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
546.15
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
146.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
100
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.77
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
56.17
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.76
75.08
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
215.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
200
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
84.62
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
115.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
68.74
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.3
79.25
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
18
138.46
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA