Danny Graves vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Andy Messersmith 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. Andy Messersmith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 65), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 90). Danny Graves held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 95). Role difference aside, Andy Messersmith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Danny Graves and Andy Messersmith

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.49
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
4.05
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
4.78
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.82
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.63
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.35
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Andy Messersmith

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.55
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.83
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Andy Messersmith

Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
729
529.54
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
64.65
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.63
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
35.59
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
154
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100