Cliff Fannin vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Cliff Fannin
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cliff Fannin 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 4.85 and 1.577 for Cliff Fannin. By the career numbers, Danny Graves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Fannin and Danny Graves

Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
2.01
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.42
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.63
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
4.85
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
9.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.37
9.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.88
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
4.83
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
4.32
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3282
40.3
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
5.46
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2886
35.44
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Cliff Fannin and Danny Graves

Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
27
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808.1
9
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.781
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Fannin and Danny Graves

Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
195
439.85
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
534.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
92.48
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.71
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.59
19.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
21.64
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
99.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
102.44
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
133.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
67.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
31.58
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
99.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
18.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
81.2
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.39
7.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Cliff Fannin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.81
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
18.05
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Cliff Fannin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100