Lou Grasmick vs. Rudy May — Career Comparison

Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rudy May
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy May 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. Rudy May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Rudy May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Grasmick and Rudy May

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
1.84
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.52
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.54
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.35
49.35
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.46
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7866
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2314
7.94
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.68
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
3.29
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.19
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760
6.04
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10902
37.42
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
3.95
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.4
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.44
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9723
33.37
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for Lou Grasmick and Rudy May

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
1.84
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7865
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2621.2
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.31
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.13
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.74
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.61
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.69
92.69
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Grasmick and Rudy May

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
839.69
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
534.2
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
65.8
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
51.7
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.27
14.52
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
79.9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
103.39
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.8
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.93
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.73
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.07
1.68
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.46
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
164
256.92
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.34
2.34
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
26.63
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA