Danny Graves vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Lorenzen 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 87). Michael Lorenzen held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 65). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Danny Graves.

Pitching Stats for Danny Graves and Michael Lorenzen

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
3.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.54
49.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
4.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.32
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.07
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
4.78
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.3
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.29
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.82
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4214
38.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.63
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.28
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.85
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3751
33.89
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Michael Lorenzen

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
3.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.66
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.96
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.75
96.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.555
0.555
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Michael Lorenzen

Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
452
1844.9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
542.86
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
182.93
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43