Joe Adams vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny McDevitt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Danny McDevitt

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Danny McDevitt

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Danny McDevitt

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA