Joe Sherman vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Joe Sherman
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Sherman 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. Joe Sherman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Joe Sherman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sherman and Milt Steengrafe

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
36.6
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Sherman and Milt Steengrafe

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sherman and Milt Steengrafe

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.48
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
66.46
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA