Clay Bryant vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Clay Bryant 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. Clay Bryant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 4.05 and 1.455 for Danny Graves. By the career numbers, Clay Bryant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Bryant and Danny Graves

Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.14
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.53
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.49
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.88
34.88
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
4.05
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1630
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
543.1
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
8.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
4.34
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2359
39.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.84
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
4.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
4.63
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2092
34.65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Clay Bryant and Danny Graves

Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
27
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808.1
9
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.808
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Bryant and Danny Graves

Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
185
544.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
564.71
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
150
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
114.71
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
62.97
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
220.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
170.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
141.18
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
208.82
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
69.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.71
9.71
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.71
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.88
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100