Lou Grasmick vs. Ron Mathis — Career Comparison

Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Mathis 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. Ron Mathis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.93 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Ron Mathis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Grasmick and Ron Mathis

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.93
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
10.21
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.17
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.61
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.976
0.976
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
41.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.8
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.598
1.598
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
35.78
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.05
41.05

Fielding Stats for Lou Grasmick and Ron Mathis

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.32
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.3
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.613
0.613
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Grasmick and Ron Mathis

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
978.95
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.91
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-19.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA