Rick Grapenthin vs. Thomas Malone — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn EckfordsUnknownStarting Pitcher

Thomas Malone 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 Grapenthin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.35 and WHIP 1.588 compared to 10.5 and 3.056 for Thomas Malone. By the career numbers, Rick Grapenthin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Thomas Malone

Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.35
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.5
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.69
13.69
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
25.5
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.5
25.5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
39.97
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
59.5
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.35
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
25
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.056
3.056
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
34.15
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
57.5
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.97
39.97
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.5
59.5

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Thomas Malone

Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.77
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Thomas Malone

Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
1628.57
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
564.71
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
44.63
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
247.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
60.07
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
93.39
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Thomas Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0