Rick Grapenthin vs. Daniel Mengden — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Daniel Mengden 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. Daniel Mengden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 6.35 and 1.588 for Rick Grapenthin. By the career numbers, Daniel Mengden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Daniel Mengden

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.89
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.42
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.61
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.74
44.74
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
4.65
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309.2
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.53
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
8.86
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.99
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
6.74
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.44
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327
38.57
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.94
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
34.15
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
34.91
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Daniel Mengden

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.89
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.42
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309.2
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.55
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.76
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.34
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.31
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Daniel Mengden

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1628.57
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
2600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
520
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
17.44
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
15.15
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
240
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Mengden
Career
Per 600 PA