Bob Griffith vs. Eddie Plank — Career Comparison

Bob Griffith
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Bob Griffith. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 4.76) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.472). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Griffith and Eddie Plank

Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.86
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.01
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.06
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.64
44.64
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.13
54.13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.55
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
4.76
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1581
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
10.04
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.21
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
4.51
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.17
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2353
40.18
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.15
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
5.7
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2114
36.1
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Bob Griffith and Eddie Plank

Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.81
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.99
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1878
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.37
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
3.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
2.88
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
94.79
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Griffith and Eddie Plank

Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
281.76
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
296
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
565.54
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1607
542.29
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
147.97
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
111.7
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
113.51
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
95.16
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
13.16
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.14
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.36
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
34.46
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
16.54
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.61
57.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103.24
34.84
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
200.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
132.62
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
168.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
143.76
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
70.95
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
43.87
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
62.84
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
41.17
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
129.73
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
84.03
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32.83
66.54
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113.11
38.17
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
265
89.43
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
148
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
6.71
6.71
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.19
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
25.65
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Bob Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Bob Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
81.25
81.25