Les Cox vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Les Cox
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Les Cox 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 5.4 and 2.200 for Les Cox. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Les Cox and Danny McDevitt

Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
50.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.4
50.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Les Cox and Danny McDevitt

Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cox and Danny McDevitt

Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.06
-17.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
36.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA