Joe Grahe vs. Bugs Bennett — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Bennett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Bennett 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 6.68 and 2.109 for Bugs Bennett. 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 Bugs Bennett

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.67
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.34
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.67
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.68
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
10.14
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.23
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.09
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
7.75
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1812
40.74
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.91
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.8
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.109
2.109
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
36.62
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Bugs Bennett

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400.1
9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.4
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.86
20.86
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Bugs Bennett

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.43
56.17
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.98
68.74
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
95.13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA