Joe Grahe vs. John Means — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Means
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Means 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. John Means led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 151 vs 100), run prevention (ERA+ 125 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 71). Joe Grahe held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 93). Role difference aside, John Means holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and John Means

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.75
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.52
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.58
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.94
46.94
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.68
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.68
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.77
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.59
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
36.38
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
5.01
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.93
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
34.05
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and John Means

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.75
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.63
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.83
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and John Means

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
4315.38
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
5850
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.43
56.17
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
103.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.98
68.74
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
99.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA