Joe Grahe vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.41 and 1.614 for Joe Grahe. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and Russ Meyer

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
5.01
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6014
35.35
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Russ Meyer

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
4.2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.72
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.64
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.47
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.86
20.86
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.36
15.36
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Russ Meyer

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
510.37
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
82.25
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
65.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA