Danny Graves vs. Lefty Mellix — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Mellix
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Mellix 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 13.14 and 2.676 for Lefty Mellix. 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 Lefty Mellix

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.14
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.54
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
17.51
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.51
17.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.57
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.38
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
51.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
14.59
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.59
14.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.676
2.676
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
41.59
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.471
0.471
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.08
51.08

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Lefty Mellix

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.66
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.79
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
2.53
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
2.45
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
96.92
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Lefty Mellix

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
140.43
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
160.83
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Lefty Mellix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Mellix
Career
Per 600 PA