Lou Grasmick vs. Alex Main — Career Comparison

Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Main 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. Alex Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Grasmick and Alex Main

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.67
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.98
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.67
58.67
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
7.63
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.35
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.57
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
36.28
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.55
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
32.65
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28

Fielding Stats for Lou Grasmick and Alex Main

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Grasmick and Alex Main

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
334.78
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
552.17
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
86.96
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.25
22.83
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
108.7
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
117.39
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.83
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.57
15.51
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.43
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
36
156.52
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50