Willie Adams vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Willie Adams
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Willie Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Graves as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Graves posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.37 and 1.572 for Willie Adams. By the career numbers, Danny Graves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Adams and Danny Graves

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.06
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.31
32.31
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
9.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.34
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.29
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1238
39.19
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.95
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.44
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.572
1.572
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
34.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Willie Adams and Danny Graves

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808.1
9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.39
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.231
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Adams and Danny Graves

Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
423.91
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
573.91
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.7
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.65
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
10.96
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
21.64
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
102.44
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
39.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-8.72
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-2.95
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
176.09
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100