Rube Fischer vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Rube Fischer 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 5.1 and 1.667 for Rube Fischer. By the career numbers, Danny Graves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Danny Graves

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
9.78
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Danny Graves

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808.1
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Danny Graves

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
108
531.15
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.69
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
34.27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
127.87
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100