Danny Graves vs. Charley Lightner — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Lightner 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 8.03 and 2.595 for Charley Lightner. By the career numbers, Danny Graves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Graves and Charley Lightner

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.49
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Charley Lightner

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.66
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.79
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
2.53
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
2.45
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
96.92
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Charley Lightner

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA