Joe Grahe vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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 a career ERA of 4.41 against Lefty Williams's 4.41, with WHIP of 1.614 and 1.319 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and Lefty Williams

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1574
35.39
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Lefty Williams

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.47
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.36
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
0.562
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Lefty Williams

Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
122.89
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
97.59
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.87
39.28
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
45.07
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA