Claude Grier vs. Danny Mota — Career Comparison

Claude Grier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Mota
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Grier built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Mota as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Grier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 8.44 and 2.063 for Danny Mota. By the career numbers, Claude Grier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Grier and Danny Mota

Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.43
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.21
78.21
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.6
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
8.44
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
27
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
9
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
8.78
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
16.88
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.03
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
6.51
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1461
26.78
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
47.25
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
8.44
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.82
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.063
2.063
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1181
21.65
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
45.56
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.391
0.391
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.78
26.78
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25

Fielding Stats for Claude Grier and Danny Mota

Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.17
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.66
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1009
27
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336.1
9
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.54
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.85
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.57
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.38
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.54
76.54
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Grier and Danny Mota

Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
256.39
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
600
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
518.06
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.23
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.3
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.93
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.9
44.67
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
132.16
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
179.74
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.15
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.51
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
56.59
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
52.86
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.29
Danny Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.5
113.5
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Claude Grier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Mota
Career
Per 600 PA