Homer Blankenship vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Homer Blankenship 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 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Danny McDevitt

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.95
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Danny McDevitt

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Danny McDevitt

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
13
650
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA