Mal Eason vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Mal Eason
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mal Eason 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. Mal Eason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 4.05 and 1.455 for Danny Graves. By the career numbers, Mal Eason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mal Eason and Danny Graves

Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.18
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.34
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.69
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.03
33.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.85
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
4.05
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2854
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.1
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
9.72
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.75
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
3.02
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.59
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.29
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4011
37.95
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.82
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
4.87
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
34.8
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Mal Eason and Danny Graves

Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.17
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2976
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.79
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.53
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.96
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
2.45
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.527
2.527
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mal Eason and Danny Graves

Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
130
206.35
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
565.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
63.49
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.87
10.91
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
21.64
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
73.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
102.44
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
85.71
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
26.98
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.81
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
50.79
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.45
-3.89
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-2.95
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
128.57
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.17
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.17
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100