Danny Graves vs. Johnny Marcum — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Johnny Marcum
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Marcum 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 4.66 and 1.467 for Johnny Marcum. 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 Johnny Marcum

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.6
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.53
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.52
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.78
50.78
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.69
67.69
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
4.66
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
10.39
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.74
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
3.02
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.82
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
3.21
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4847
39.68
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
5.16
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4494
36.79
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Johnny Marcum

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
27
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808.1
9
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.251
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Johnny Marcum

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
299
309.31
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
551.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
145.86
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
121.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.62
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.17
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.43
57.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
182.07
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
183.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
57.93
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
72.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
125.17
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.25
66.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.24
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
33.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.13
18.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
1.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0