Lou Koupal vs. Howard McGraner — Career Comparison

Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howard McGraner
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Koupal built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard McGraner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Koupal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.58 and WHIP 1.765 compared to 7.11 and 1.526 for Howard McGraner. By the career numbers, Lou Koupal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Koupal and Howard McGraner

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.71
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.94
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.56
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.26
32.26
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.58
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.11
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
11.7
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.42
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.62
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.19
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.87
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
40.26
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.07
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
6.84
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
8.05
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
36.47
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Lou Koupal and Howard McGraner

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Koupal and Howard McGraner

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
556.36
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
567.27
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
60
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.59
8.68
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
66.97
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.84
-10.01
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
79.88
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA