Sam Clay vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Sam Clay
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Clay 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 5.9 and 1.788 for Sam Clay. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Clay and Danny McDevitt

Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
10.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.65
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.97
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.61
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
43.45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.79
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.45
43.45
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Sam Clay and Danny McDevitt

Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Clay and Danny McDevitt

Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
19500
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA