Bill Bishop vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Bill Bishop
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bishop 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 2.571 for Bill Bishop. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bishop and Danny McDevitt

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.86
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
52.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.571
2.571
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
39.86
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.71
52.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Bill Bishop and Danny McDevitt

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bishop and Danny McDevitt

Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA