Rube Dessau vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Rube Dessau
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Rube Dessau 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 6.53 and 1.962 for Rube Dessau. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Dessau and Danny McDevitt

Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.87
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.87
11.87
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
41.84
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.67
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.962
1.962
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
35.16
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Rube Dessau and Danny McDevitt

Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.65
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Dessau and Danny McDevitt

Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
19
495.65
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-7.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA