Charlie Frye vs. Danny Graves — Career Comparison

Charlie Frye
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Charlie Frye 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 4.65 and 1.669 for Charlie Frye. By the career numbers, Danny Graves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Frye and Danny Graves

Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.68
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.65
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
10.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.65
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.22
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
40.77
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.72
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.669
1.669
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
36.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Charlie Frye and Danny Graves

Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
27
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808.1
9
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.467
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Frye and Danny Graves

Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
61.86
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
252.63
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
59.87
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
182.93
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Charlie Frye
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100