Joe Grahe vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thompson 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 5.27 and 1.533 for Mike Thompson. 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 Mike Thompson

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
10.14
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.58
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
40.12
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.01
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
35.19
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Mike Thompson

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.72
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.42
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
2.47
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.51
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.26
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Mike Thompson

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
522.58
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
13.19
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
6.66
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
251.61
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA