Seth Greisinger vs. Tug McGraw — Career Comparison

Seth Greisinger
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Seth Greisinger built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tug McGraw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.51 and 1.542 for Seth Greisinger. By the career numbers, Tug McGraw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Seth Greisinger and Tug McGraw

Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.69
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.57
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.57
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.55
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
5.51
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
223.2
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
10.58
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.37
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.64
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.1
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.46
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
4.75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
39.59
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
5.92
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.76
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
35.73
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Seth Greisinger and Tug McGraw

Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.69
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.57
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
223.2
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.09
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.3
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.53
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.88
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.37
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.75
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.74
92.74
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Greisinger and Tug McGraw

Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4200
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
2006.48
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
519.84
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
94.74
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
75.3
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.72
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
75.3
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
57
138.46
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Seth Greisinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Greisinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA