Candy Cummings vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Candy Cummings
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Candy Cummings 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. Candy Cummings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.228 compared to 4.05 and 1.455 for Danny Graves. By the career numbers, Candy Cummings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Candy Cummings and Danny Graves

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.01
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.01
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.61
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.39
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.49
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.67
60.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.59
99.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.98
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.42
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
4.05
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6449
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2149.2
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2526
10.58
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
3.02
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
1.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.173
0.173
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9583
40.12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1450
6.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9470
39.65
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Candy Cummings and Danny Graves

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.44
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.44
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.3
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.26
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
2.01
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.74
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
86.84
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.689
1.689
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.52
42.52
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Candy Cummings and Danny Graves

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
247
136.72
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1068
591.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
125.65
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
104.61
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.98
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
21.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.89
32.6
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
151.66
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
134.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
82.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
59.23
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
141.7
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.69
34.7
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.86
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
28.23
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.25
21.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.21
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.66
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100