Lee Griffeth vs. Tom Poholsky — Career Comparison

Lee Griffeth
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Poholsky
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Poholsky built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Griffeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Griffeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 3.93 and 1.324 for Tom Poholsky. By the career numbers, Lee Griffeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lee Griffeth and Tom Poholsky

Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.87
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.9
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.24
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.62
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.41
65.41
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.93
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.93
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
27
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753.2
9
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
7.63
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9.45
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.59
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.07
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.52
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.29
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.35
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.77
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
37.57
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3184
38.02
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.11
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.11
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
4.55
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.304
1.304
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
32.87
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
35.57
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Lee Griffeth and Tom Poholsky

Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.65
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.27
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1632
27
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.86
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.22
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.14
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.08
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.13
48.13
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Griffeth and Tom Poholsky

Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3000
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
374.12
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
536.47
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.29
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.47
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.47
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.78
18.31
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
108.24
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
103.53
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.06
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
80
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.36
12.61
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.76
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
41
96.47
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.22
6.22
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
49.41
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Lee Griffeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.76
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Lee Griffeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Poholsky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100