Dick Fowler vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dick Fowler 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 4.11 and 1.493 for Dick Fowler. By the career numbers, Danny Graves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Fowler and Danny Graves

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.11
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.44
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
39.23
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
685
4.73
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Dick Fowler and Danny Graves

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808.1
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Fowler and Danny Graves

Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
564.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.29
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100