Tom Butters vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Tom Butters
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats 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 Tom Butters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Butters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Tom Butters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Butters and Danny McDevitt

Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
39.51
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.57
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
33.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Tom Butters and Danny McDevitt

Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Butters and Danny McDevitt

Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1517.65
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
19.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
20.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.53
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Butters
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA