Elmer Burkart vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Elmer Burkart
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Elmer Burkart 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 4.93 and 1.738 for Elmer Burkart. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Burkart and Danny McDevitt

Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.43
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.93
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.07
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.57
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
40.93
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.93
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
35.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.93
40.93
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Elmer Burkart and Danny McDevitt

Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Burkart and Danny McDevitt

Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
800
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
9.02
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-23.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Burkart
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA