Joe Grahe vs. Jim Mertz — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Mertz 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 1.431 for Jim Mertz. 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 Jim Mertz

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.55
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.3
30.3
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.63
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.09
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.47
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
5.01
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.01
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Jim Mertz

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400.1
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.86
20.86
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Jim Mertz

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
460.47
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
530.23
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
97.67
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
26.28
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
25.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA