Lou Grasmick vs. Carmen Pignatiello — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Lou Grasmick and Carmen Pignatiello are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lou Grasmick posted stronger numbers in WHIP (2.200 vs 2.625) and home runs allowed (1.8 per nine innings vs 3.38). Carmen Pignatiello had the advantage in ERA (6.75 vs 7.2). By the career numbers, Lou Grasmick had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.