George Grant vs. Willie Pope — Career Comparison

George Grant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Pope
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Willie Pope built a career as a starting pitcher and George Grant as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Pope posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 5.65 and 1.848 for George Grant. By the career numbers, Willie Pope had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Grant and Willie Pope

George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.95
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.62
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.18
20.18
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.65
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.04
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347.1
9
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
11.92
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.4
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.92
11.92
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.72
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.44
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.31
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.76
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
42.78
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
39.94
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.14
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
6.66
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.96
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.91
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1465
37.96
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
35.49
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.94
39.94

Fielding Stats for George Grant and Willie Pope

George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.62
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
9
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.53
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.31
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Grant and Willie Pope

George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
633.03
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
572.48
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
77.06
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
66.06
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.21
12.14
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
20.63
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
82.57
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.8
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
18.01
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
38
209.17
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA