Rick Grapenthin vs. Mike Montgomery — Career Comparison

Rick Grapenthin
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Montgomery
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Montgomery 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 Montgomery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 6.35 and 1.588 for Rick Grapenthin. By the career numbers, Mike Montgomery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Mike Montgomery

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.57
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.84
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.53
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
8.72
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.96
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.39
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
6.9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2308
38.4
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.68
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.35
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.19
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.11
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
34.15
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
34.05
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Mike Montgomery

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.31
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.98
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
97.48
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Grapenthin and Mike Montgomery

Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1628.57
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
1298.82
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
564.71
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.44
17.22
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
60.07
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-2.22
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
40
282.35
Rick Grapenthin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Grapenthin
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA