Danny Graves vs. Mark Melancon — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mark Melancon
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Melancon a clear advantage over Danny Graves across the core pitching metrics. Mark Melancon led in home run suppression (HR9+ 154 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 88). Danny Graves held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 117). Mark Melancon was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Danny Graves and Mark Melancon

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
5.77
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
9.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.05
48.05
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
2.03
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.24
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
4.05
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.94
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2180
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
726.2
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
3.02
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
4.78
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.96
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.3
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.29
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.82
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2981
36.92
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
4.01
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.62
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
4.63
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.87
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
34
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.92
36.92

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Mark Melancon

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
5.77
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
9.07
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2180
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
726.2
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.66
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.89
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
2.3
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
2.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
96.92
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.425
0.425
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Mark Melancon

Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
520
3804.88
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
219600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
102.44
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Mark Melancon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mark Melancon
Career
Per 600 PA