Rick Grapenthin vs. Jakie May — Career Comparison

Rick Grapenthin
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jakie May
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jakie May 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. Jakie May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 6.35 and 1.588 for Rick Grapenthin. By the career numbers, Jakie May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Jakie May

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
2.36
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.93
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.41
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.55
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.4
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
3.88
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4687
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562.1
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.53
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
9.48
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
3.55
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
4.41
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.51
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6831
39.35
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.86
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
4.65
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
34.15
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6126
35.29
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Jakie May

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.912
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Jakie May

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1628.57
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
466.79
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
468
532.83
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
91.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
71.73
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.39
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.69
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.28
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.35
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.37
28.88
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
120.68
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
125.24
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
37.57
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.32
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
62.62
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.5
26.75
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.28
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.88
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
120
136.62
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
33.02
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA