Johnny Couch vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Johnny Couch
Lost GenerationMontanaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Couch 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 4.63 and 1.487 for Johnny Couch. By the career numbers, Danny Graves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Couch and Danny Graves

Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2.06
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.87
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.48
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.49
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
4.63
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1929
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
10.99
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
3.02
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.57
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2836
39.7
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
5.89
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2655
37.16
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Johnny Couch and Danny Graves

Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
27
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808.1
9
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.299
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Couch and Danny Graves

Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
148
371.55
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
557.32
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
92.89
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
75.31
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.85
29.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
117.99
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
45.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.43
23.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
155.65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100