Rick Grapenthin vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Rick Grapenthin
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 6.35 and 1.588 for Rick Grapenthin. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Russ Meyer

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.53
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
34.15
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Russ Meyer

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Russ Meyer

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1628.57
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
82.25
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA