Rick Grapenthin vs. Craig McMurtry — Career Comparison

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

Craig McMurtry 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. Craig McMurtry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.502 compared to 6.35 and 1.588 for Rick Grapenthin. By the career numbers, Craig McMurtry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Craig McMurtry

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
2.86
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2003
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.2
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.53
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
8.76
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.73
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
4.53
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
4.7
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2921
39.37
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.6
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.36
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.82
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
34.15
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2512
33.86
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Craig McMurtry

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
2.86
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2003
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.2
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.71
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.59
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.906
0.906
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Craig McMurtry

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1628.57
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
722.65
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
507.18
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
49.72
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.41
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.31
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.27
7.51
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
56.35
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
69.61
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
29.83
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.26
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
43.09
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.22
-10.67
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.89
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
84
278.45
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
72.93
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.63
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.63
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.63
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig McMurtry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100