Steve Avery vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery 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. Steve Avery led in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 65), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 90). Danny Graves held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Avery.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Danny Graves

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.49
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
4.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Danny Graves

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Danny Graves

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100