Howard McGraner vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Howard McGraner
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes 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. Jose Mercedes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 7.11 and 1.526 for Howard McGraner. By the career numbers, Jose Mercedes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard McGraner and Jose Mercedes

Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
10.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
40.26
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
8.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
36.47
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Howard McGraner and Jose Mercedes

Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
27
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
9
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.77
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.2
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.14
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard McGraner and Jose Mercedes

Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
66.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
79.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
360
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard McGraner
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA