Harry Child vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Harry Child
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Child 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 6.3 and 1.500 for Harry Child. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Child and Danny McDevitt

Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
39.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
35.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.6
39.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Harry Child and Danny McDevitt

Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Child and Danny McDevitt

Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Harry Child
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Child
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA