Lou Grasmick vs. Joe Mays — Career Comparison

Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Mays 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. Joe Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.05 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Joe Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Grasmick and Joe Mays

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.63
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
5.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
10.2
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.25
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.62
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4360
39.36
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.43
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.94
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3954
35.69
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Lou Grasmick and Joe Mays

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.86
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2991
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.17
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.97
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Grasmick and Joe Mays

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
3987.1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
464.52
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.93
56.72
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.15
60.89
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA