Danny Graves vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ 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. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.05 and 1.455 for Danny Graves. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Graves and Russ Meyer

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.49
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
4.05
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.02
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
3.18
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.78
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.866
0.866
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.82
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.63
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.35
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3130
34.85
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Russ Meyer

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
5.77
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.66
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.79
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.53
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
2.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Russ Meyer

Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
21.64
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
102.44
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-2.95
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA