Danny Graves vs. Luther McDonald — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Luther McDonald
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luther McDonald 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 4.28 and 1.486 for Luther McDonald. 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 Luther McDonald

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.7
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.49
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.59
58.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
11.15
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
3.02
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.22
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.75
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.67
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
5.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.71
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2100
36.14
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Luther McDonald

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.72
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.79
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.91
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
2.53
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.17
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
2.45
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.05
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
96.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
58
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Luther McDonald

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
110
305.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
577.78
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
125
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
102.78
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.22
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
37.01
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
155.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
138.89
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.11
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
88.89
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
40.32
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.89
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
216
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100