Danny Graves vs. Roy Oswalt — Career Comparison

Danny Graves
Gen XSouth VietnamThrows RightBats RightCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Roy Oswalt 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. Roy Oswalt led in strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 65), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 116 vs 90). Role difference aside, Roy Oswalt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Danny Graves and Roy Oswalt

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.49
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.41
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.03
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
4.05
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
9.54
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.07
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.79
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
3.02
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
4.78
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.866
0.866
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.29
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.82
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.01
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
4.63
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.23
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.09
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.81
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3130
34.85
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.23
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Danny Graves and Roy Oswalt

Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.77
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2425
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
808.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.66
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.79
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.24
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.53
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.95
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.45
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.92
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.92
96.92
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Graves and Roy Oswalt

Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
3804.88
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
556.1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
76.13
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
70.1
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.03
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
21.64
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.7
15.6
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
102.44
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
83.67
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
9
65.85
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
100.25
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.61
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
48.99
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-2.95
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.77
11.89
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.35
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
182.93
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
136.43
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA