Mickey Lolich vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Mickey Lolich
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mickey Lolich built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Lolich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Mickey Lolich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mickey Lolich and Milt Steengrafe

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.54
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.47
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.48
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.44
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3366
8.33
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.86
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.72
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
7.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.31
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.23
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15140
37.45
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.8
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.27
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.22
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13782
34.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Mickey Lolich and Milt Steengrafe

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.45
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10915
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3638.1
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.25
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.09
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.45
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.36
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mickey Lolich and Milt Steengrafe

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
349.26
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1017
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
484.37
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
53.1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
48.97
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.39
12.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
58.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
117.99
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.17
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
18.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
55.46
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
5.34
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
61.95
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
213.57
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.8
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA