Lou Grasmick vs. Rick Mahler — Career Comparison

Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Mahler
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Mahler built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Grasmick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Mahler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Rick Mahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Grasmick and Rick Mahler

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.81
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.44
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.51
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.2
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.99
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2069
9.54
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.8
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.39
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8306
38.31
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
4.48
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.85
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7515
34.66
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Lou Grasmick and Rick Mahler

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.81
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5854
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1951.1
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.74
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.56
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.39
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.3
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Grasmick and Rick Mahler

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
352.31
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
519.52
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
93
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
76.9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.2
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.09
21.54
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
110.88
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
112.67
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.77
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.08
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
67.96
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.27
19.02
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.88
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
117
104.62
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
59.02
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.94
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0