Bill Grahame
William James Grahame
 
 
Born: July 22, 1884 in Owosso, MI
Died: February 15, 1936 - 51 years old
Bats: Throws: L Ht: 6'0" Wt:
(legend)
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Notes:
- Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from Shreveport in 1907

Comparison

Comparison
Starting Pitchers
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Cy Young
1890 - 1911
SP
168.5
Pl
 
-1.5
-0.3
170.3
0.0
2 Walter Johnson
1907 - 1927
SP
165.6
Pl
 
13.3
-0.1
152.3
-0.0
3 Christy Mathewson
1900 - 1916
SP
101.8
Pl
WW1
 
6.8
-0.2
95.3
0.1
4 Eddie Plank
1901 - 1917
SP
89.8
Pl
 
3.4
-0.1
86.5
-0.1
5 Ed Walsh
1904 - 1917
SP
65.5
Pl
 
2.3
-0.1
63.2
-0.1
6 Vic Willis
1898 - 1910
SP
63.5
Pl
 
-3.5
-0.2
67.1
-0.0
7 Clark Griffith
1891 - 1914
SP
61.9
Pl
 
4.6
-0.5
57.7
-0.0
8 Rube Waddell
1897 - 1910
SP
58.5
Pl
 
-2.4
-0.1
61.0
-0.0
9 Jack Quinn
1909 - 1933
SP
58.1
 
-1.0
0.1
59.1
-0.0
10 Eddie Cicotte
1905 - 1920
SP
58.0
BANg
 
1.2
-0.1
56.9
-0.0
11 Jack Powell
1897 - 1912
SP
56.8
 
0.9
-0.1
56.0
-0.0
12 Mordecai Brown
1903 - 1916
SP
56.3
Pl
 
1.2
0.1
55.1
0.1
13 Al Orth
1895 - 1909
SP
52.7
 
9.5
-1.0
44.1
-0.2
14 Babe Adams
1906 - 1926
SP
52.0
 
2.5
-0.1
49.5
-0.0
15 Chief Bender
1903 - 1925
SP
49.5
Pl
 
5.6
-0.1
44.0
-0.1
16 Jesse Tannehill
1894 - 1911
SP
48.7
 
7.7
-0.6
41.1
-0.5
17 Doc White
1901 - 1913
SP
48.5
 
6.4
-1.0
42.6
-0.5
18 Nap Rucker
1907 - 1916
SP
48.0
 
0.2
-0.0
47.9
0.1
19 George Mullin
1902 - 1915
SP
47.7
 
13.4
-0.1
34.3
-0.0
20 Hippo Vaughn
1908 - 1921
SP
46.3
 
-0.1
-0.1
46.5
-0.0
21 Addie Joss
1902 - 1910
SP
43.7
Pl
 
-2.1
-0.1
45.9
-0.0
22 Bill Donovan
1898 - 1918
SP
42.8
 
1.2
-0.6
41.9
-0.3
23 Jack Chesbro
1899 - 1909
SP
41.4
Pl
 
0.3
-0.1
41.2
-0.0
24 Sam Leever
1898 - 1910
SP
41.3
 
-0.4
0.0
41.8
0.1
25 Bill Dinneen
1898 - 1909
SP
40.6
 
-0.3
-0.2
41.1
-0.0
26 Kid Gleason
1888 - 1912
SP
40.5
 
12.1
-1.8
31.5
1.4
27 Joe Wood
1908 - 1922
SP
40.4
 
12.1
-3.5
29.7
-2.1
28 Ed Reulbach
1905 - 1917
SP
36.5
 
-2.4
-0.1
39.0
0.0
29 Deacon Phillippe
1899 - 1911
SP
34.2
 
-0.2
-0.0
34.4
0.1
30 Harry Howell
1898 - 1910
SP
33.9
 
3.2
-1.0
31.8
0.1
31 Russ Ford
1909 - 1915
SP
32.6
 
1.3
0.0
31.3
-0.0
32 Slim Sallee
1908 - 1921
SP
32.5
 
-1.0
-0.1
33.6
0.1
33 Rube Marquard
1908 - 1925
SP
31.9
Pl
WWB
 
-2.2
-0.1
34.2
0.0
34 Bob Ewing
1902 - 1912
SP
31.2
 
0.7
-0.1
30.5
0.0
35 Jack Coombs
1906 - 1920
SP
28.9
 
4.2
-0.2
24.5
-0.4
36 Hooks Wiltse
1904 - 1915
SP
28.7
 
2.5
-0.0
26.3
0.0
37 Jake Weimer
1903 - 1909
SP
27.0
 
1.0
0.0
26.0
0.1
38 Ed Killian
1903 - 1910
SP
26.8
 
1.5
0.1
25.1
-0.1
39 Earl Moore
1901 - 1914
SP
26.1
 
-4.4
-0.0
30.5
0.0
40 Jim Scott
1909 - 1917
SP
26.1
WW1
 
-2.6
-0.1
28.7
-0.1
41 Nixey Callahan
1894 - 1913
SP
26.0
 
11.9
-4.1
15.8
-2.4
42 Red Ames
1903 - 1919
SP
23.9
 
-4.1
-0.1
28.1
0.0
43 Ray Collins
1909 - 1915
SP
23.9
 
0.8
-0.1
23.1
-0.0
44 Orval Overall
1905 - 1913
SP
23.3
 
0.7
0.0
22.6
0.0
45 Frank Smith
1904 - 1915
SP
22.5
 
4.7
-0.0
17.7
-0.0
46 George Suggs
1908 - 1915
SP
22.2
 
1.8
0.1
20.4
0.1
47 Barney Pelty
1903 - 1912
SP
21.8
 
-2.1
-0.1
24.0
-0.0
48 Lefty Leifield
1905 - 1920
SP
21.5
 
0.1
-0.0
21.4
0.1
49 Doc Crandall
1908 - 1918
SP
21.0
 
9.0
-0.4
12.5
0.1
50 Cy Falkenberg
1903 - 1917
SP
20.8
 
-2.4
0.0
23.1
-0.0
51 Tully Sparks
1897 - 1910
SP
20.7
 
-4.6
0.0
25.3
0.1
52 George McQuillan
1907 - 1918
SP
19.2
 
-2.2
-0.0
21.5
0.0
53 Jack Warhop
1908 - 1915
SP
17.1
 
-0.8
-0.1
18.0
-0.1
54 Tom Hughes
1900 - 1913
SP
16.8
 
1.8
-0.1
15.0
-0.1
55 Harry Coveleski
1907 - 1918
SP
16.0
 
-0.3
-0.0
16.3
-0.0
56 Howie Camnitz
1904 - 1915
SP
15.1
 
-3.6
0.0
18.7
0.1
57 Willie Mitchell
1909 - 1919
SP
14.6
WW1
 
-2.9
-0.1
17.5
-0.0
58 Chick Fraser
1896 - 1909
SP
14.4
 
-2.5
-0.0
17.0
0.0
59 Lew Richie
1906 - 1913
SP
14.2
 
-1.2
-0.0
15.5
0.0
60 Doc Scanlan
1903 - 1911
SP
13.0
 
0.9
0.0
12.2
0.0
61 Carl Lundgren
1902 - 1909
SP
12.8
 
-0.9
0.0
13.8
0.1
62 Bob Harmon
1909 - 1918
SP
12.7
 
0.6
-0.1
12.2
0.0
63 Ed Willett
1906 - 1915
SP
12.4
 
1.6
0.0
10.8
-0.0
64 Buster Brown
1905 - 1913
SP
12.2
 
0.2
-0.0
12.1
0.1
65 Bob Groom
1909 - 1918
SP
12.0
 
-4.0
0.0
16.1
-0.0
66 Bob Rhoads
1902 - 1909
SP
11.7
 
0.1
-0.1
11.5
-0.1
67 Art Fromme
1906 - 1915
SP
11.4
 
-1.1
-0.0
12.6
0.0
68 Ed Karger
1906 - 1911
SP
11.3
 
2.4
-0.0
8.9
0.0
69 Tom Hughes
1906 - 1918
SP
11.0
 
-0.6
-0.1
11.6
0.0
70 Jean Dubuc
1908 - 1919
SP
10.7
BANg
 
3.7
-0.1
7.1
-0.1
71 Cy Morgan
1903 - 1913
SP
10.4
 
-3.4
-0.0
13.8
-0.0
72 Pat Ragan
1909 - 1923
SP
10.3
 
-1.9
-0.1
12.3
0.0
73 Ed Summers
1908 - 1912
SP
10.3
 
-1.1
-0.0
11.3
-0.0
74 George McConnell
1909 - 1916
SP
10.2
 
1.1
-0.0
9.1
-0.0
75 Nick Altrock
1898 - 1933
SP
10.2
 
0.5
-0.1
9.7
-0.0
76 Charlie Smith
1902 - 1914
SP
9.6
 
-1.2
-0.0
10.8
-0.0
77 Johnny Lush
1904 - 1910
SP
9.5
 
5.4
-2.3
5.8
-0.6
78 Harry Gaspar
1909 - 1912
SP
9.4
 
-1.3
0.0
10.7
0.0
79 Frank Corridon
1904 - 1910
SP
9.0
 
-0.1
0.0
9.1
0.0
80 Harry McIntire
1905 - 1913
SP
8.8
 
2.9
-0.2
6.1
-0.0
81 Nick Maddox
1907 - 1910
SP
8.4
 
1.8
0.0
6.6
0.0
82 Jack Pfiester
1903 - 1911
SP
8.3
 
-2.8
0.0
11.1
0.1
83 Harry Krause
1908 - 1912
SP
8.3
 
0.1
-0.0
8.2
-0.0
84 Andy Coakley
1902 - 1911
SP
8.3
 
-2.6
-0.0
10.9
0.0
85 Irv Young
1905 - 1911
SP
8.3
 
-2.9
-0.0
11.2
0.0
86 Doc Newton
1900 - 1909
SP
8.2
 
-1.0
-0.0
9.3
-0.0
87 George Bell
1907 - 1911
SP
8.0
 
-0.8
0.0
8.8
0.0
88 Otto Hess
1902 - 1915
SP
7.9
Sp-Am
 
1.0
-0.6
7.1
-0.3
89 Joe Lake
1908 - 1913
SP
7.2
 
1.0
-0.1
6.2
-0.1
90 Bugs Raymond
1904 - 1911
SP
7.0
 
-0.3
0.0
7.3
0.0
91 Jimmy Dygert
1905 - 1910
SP
6.8
 
-1.4
-0.0
8.2
-0.0
92 Frank Owen
1901 - 1909
SP
6.6
 
-0.1
-0.1
6.7
-0.0
93 Cy Barger
1906 - 1915
SP
6.5
 
1.1
-0.1
5.5
-0.0
94 King Cole
1909 - 1915
SP
6.4
 
-0.7
-0.0
7.2
0.0
95 Heinie Berger
1907 - 1910
SP
6.3
 
-0.8
-0.0
7.2
-0.0
96 Patsy Flaherty
1899 - 1911
SP
5.7
WW1
 
1.4
-0.5
4.7
-0.1
97 Charley Hall
1906 - 1918
SP
5.4
 
0.9
-0.2
4.7
-0.0
98 Bobby Keefe
1907 - 1912
SP
5.2
 
-0.7
-0.0
5.9
-0.0
99 Frank Arellanes
1908 - 1910
SP
5.2
 
0.0
-0.1
5.2
-0.0
100 Glenn Liebhardt
1906 - 1909
SP
5.1
 
-0.3
0.0
5.4
0.0
 
  Bill Grahame
1908 - 1910
SP
0.6
 
-0.4
-0.0
1.1
-0.0
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