Joe Grahe vs. Tony McKnight — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tony McKnight
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tony McKnight 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 4.63 and 1.480 for Tony McKnight. 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 Tony McKnight

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.63
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.1
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
10.14
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
10.59
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.69
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.43
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.59
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.08
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
40.61
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.22
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.74
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
37.01
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.61
40.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Tony McKnight

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.1
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.4
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.84
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.77
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Tony McKnight

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
21
286.36
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
504.55
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.16
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.08
-42.02
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tony McKnight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
16
218.18
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony McKnight
Career
Per 600 PA