Lou Grasmick vs. Dick Pole — Career Comparison

Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Pole
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Pole 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. Dick Pole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.05 and WHIP 1.559 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Dick Pole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Grasmick and Dick Pole

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.07
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.31
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.42
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
5.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
10.29
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.03
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.54
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
39.85
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
5.58
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.85
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.537
1.537
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
35.46
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Lou Grasmick and Dick Pole

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.07
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.31
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1593
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.51
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.03
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.61
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.54
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Grasmick and Dick Pole

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
73200
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA