Danny Graves vs. Mike LaCoss — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike LaCoss 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. Mike LaCoss led in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 65 vs 65). Danny Graves held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike LaCoss.

Pitching Stats for Danny Graves and Mike LaCoss

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.51
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.76
48.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
4.05
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
9.24
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
3.75
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.82
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7496
38.78
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.63
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.58
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.09
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.09
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6603
34.16
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Mike LaCoss

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.65
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.59
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
2.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
2.25
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Mike LaCoss

Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
416
443.34
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
512.61
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
63.94
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.85
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
21.64
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.96
13.81
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
102.44
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
82.06
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
85.26
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.97
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.64
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.18
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
182.93
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
194
206.75
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.33
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA