Rich Nye vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Rich Nye
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Nye 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. Rich Nye posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Rich Nye had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Nye and Milt Steengrafe

Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.19
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.49
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.75
55.75
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
3.71
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
8.89
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.94
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.64
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
5.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
37.98
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.18
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1868
35.2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Rich Nye and Milt Steengrafe

Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.19
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477.1
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.89
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.83
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.75
55.75
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Nye and Milt Steengrafe

Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
417.86
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
564.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.14
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
92.86
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
22.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
121.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
121.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
19.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
207.14
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.86
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA