Joe Grahe vs. Brendan McKay — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brendan McKay
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brendan McKay 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 5.14 and 1.408 for Brendan McKay. 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 Brendan McKay

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.39
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.67
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.14
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.73
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.47
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.59
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
39.67
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.88
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
36.37
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Brendan McKay

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.39
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Brendan McKay

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
18
981.82
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.43
56.17
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
75.97
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
57.57
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA