Milt Steengrafe vs. Kevin Tapani — Career Comparison

Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Tapani
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Tapani 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. Kevin Tapani posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Kevin Tapani had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Milt Steengrafe and Kevin Tapani

Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.57
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.36
53.36
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1094
4.35
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6795
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2265
9
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
9.56
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.03
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.2
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1482
5.89
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.17
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.21
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9600
38.15
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
4.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8845
35.15
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Milt Steengrafe and Kevin Tapani

Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6795
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2265
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.15
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.81
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.78
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Milt Steengrafe and Kevin Tapani

Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
696.46
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
503.54
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
77.17
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.58
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.86
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.43
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
21.12
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
100.32
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
108.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.44
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
65.59
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
14.16
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.87
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
202.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
63.67
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.72
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.86
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Tapani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50