Lou Grasmick vs. Joe Presko — Career Comparison

Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Presko
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Presko 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 Presko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Joe Presko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Grasmick and Joe Presko

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.35
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.66
47.66
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.61
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490.1
9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9.38
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.45
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.71
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140
39.28
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.92
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.57
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Lou Grasmick and Joe Presko

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
12.34
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.8
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.46
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.64
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.26
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Grasmick and Joe Presko

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
458.82
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
550.59
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
95.29
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
88.24
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.13
18.12
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
102.35
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
120
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.65
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.41
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.18
14.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
26
91.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA