Rick Grapenthin vs. Rick Mahler — Career Comparison

Rick Grapenthin
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Mahler
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Mahler built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Grapenthin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Mahler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 6.35 and 1.588 for Rick Grapenthin. By the career numbers, Rick Mahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Rick Mahler

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.81
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.44
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.51
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.2
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.99
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2069
9.54
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.76
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.8
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.32
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.39
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8306
38.31
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
4.48
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.46
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.23
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.85
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
34.15
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7515
34.66
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Rick Mahler

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.81
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.74
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.56
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.39
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.3
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Rick Mahler

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1628.57
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
352.31
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
519.52
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
93
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
76.9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.2
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.09
21.54
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
110.88
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
112.67
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
35.77
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
67.96
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.27
19.02
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.88
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
117
104.62
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
59.02
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.94
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0