Roger Bowman vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Roger Bowman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger Bowman 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 5.81 and 1.785 for Roger Bowman. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roger Bowman and Danny McDevitt

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.81
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
10.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.07
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.43
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.74
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.61
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
43.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.768
1.768
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
37.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Roger Bowman and Danny McDevitt

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.08
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Bowman and Danny McDevitt

Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1363.64
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
21.84
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
25.53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.53
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA