Rick Grapenthin vs. Mike McQueen — Career Comparison

Rick Grapenthin
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike McQueen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike McQueen 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. Mike McQueen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.525 compared to 6.35 and 1.588 for Rick Grapenthin. By the career numbers, Mike McQueen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Mike McQueen

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.66
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.53
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
8.74
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.62
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.77
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968
39.9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.28
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.45
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
34.15
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
34.3
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Mike McQueen

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.78
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.95
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.87
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.03
26.03
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Mike McQueen

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1628.57
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
663.64
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
572.73
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
118.18
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.21
29.19
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
145.45
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
127.27
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.94
26.73
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
181.82
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA