Bob Griffith vs. Joe Page — Career Comparison

Bob Griffith
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Page
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bob Griffith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Page as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Page posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.76 and 1.472 for Bob Griffith. By the career numbers, Joe Page had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Griffith and Joe Page

Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.86
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.25
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.01
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.65
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.64
44.64
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.77
53.77
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.13
54.13
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.87
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
4.76
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.53
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
10.04
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
8.28
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.46
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.21
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
4.8
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
4.51
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
5.91
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.858
0.858
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2353
40.18
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3450
39.3
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.07
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
5.7
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
4.2
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2114
36.1
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3014
34.34
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Bob Griffith and Joe Page

Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.81
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
265.34
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.99
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1878
27
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
9
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
15.83
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.37
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
96.83
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
3.03
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
120.1
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
2.88
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
112.66
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Griffith and Joe Page

Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
139
281.76
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
683.67
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
600
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
251
600
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
565.54
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
229
547.41
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
147.97
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
47
112.35
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
113.51
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.27
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.95
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.14
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.17
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.05
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.78
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
34.46
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.9
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.61
57.98
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
15.34
36.68
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
200.68
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
64
152.99
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
168.24
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
58
138.65
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
70.95
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.81
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
62.84
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
129.73
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
44
105.18
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.83
66.54
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
15.32
36.61
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.27
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
67
160.16
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
148
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.19
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA