Lem Cross vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross 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 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Danny McDevitt

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.18
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.65
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Danny McDevitt

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.7
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.07
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.95
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Danny McDevitt

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
548.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA