Danny Graves vs. Alex Meyer — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Alex Meyer
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Meyer 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 4.63 and 1.458 for Alex Meyer. 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 Alex Meyer

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.49
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
4.05
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.63
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
7.27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.85
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
4.78
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
10.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.3
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.29
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.82
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
40.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.63
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.81
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.33
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Alex Meyer

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
96.92
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Alex Meyer

Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
3804.88
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
556.1
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.96
21.64
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
102.44
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
182.93
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA