Scott Arnold vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats 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 Scott Arnold 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 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and Danny McDevitt

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Danny McDevitt

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Danny McDevitt

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