Joe Brown vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Joe Brown
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Brown 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 5.11 and 1.352 for Joe Brown. 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 Brown and Danny McDevitt

Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.11
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
11.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
40.7
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
7.06
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
39.58
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.7
40.7
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Joe Brown and Danny McDevitt

Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.26
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.24
90.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.609
1.609
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Brown and Danny McDevitt

Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
20
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
23.54
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
127.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
22.99
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Joe Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA