Joe Decker vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe Decker 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. Joe Decker led in strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 65), home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 88). Danny Graves held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Decker.

Pitching Stats for Joe Decker and Danny Graves

Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.17
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
8.9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
5.81
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
4.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3125
39.61
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
4.63
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Danny Graves

Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.66
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.94
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.84
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Danny Graves

Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
153
1669.09
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
240
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
182.93
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100