Lou Grasmick vs. Joe McGinnity — Career Comparison

Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Joe McGinnity 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 McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Grasmick and Joe McGinnity

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.37
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
3.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Lou Grasmick and Joe McGinnity

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10506
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3502
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.91
91.91
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Grasmick and Joe McGinnity

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
201.12
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
546.87
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
105.83
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
92.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.46
28.87
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
123.12
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
124.81
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72.3
30.48
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.34
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
158
66.62
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100