Joey Devine vs. Sherry Smith — Career Comparison

Joey Devine
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sherry Smith
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sherry Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Devine as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey Devine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.32 and 1.303 for Sherry Smith. By the career numbers, Joey Devine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Devine and Sherry Smith

Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.48
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.64
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.98
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.5
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.52
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.14
49.14
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.05
60.05
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.62
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.75
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
3.32
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6158
27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2052.2
9
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.32
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2234
9.8
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.89
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.93
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
9.07
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.88
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
37.8
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8663
37.98
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.04
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.16
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.23
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
31.89
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8181
35.87
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Joey Devine and Sherry Smith

Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.48
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
27
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.1
9
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.043
0.043
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.069
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Devine and Sherry Smith

Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
55800
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
298.43
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
555.35
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
129.24
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
97.91
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.8
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.83
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.7
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
31.33
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.36
48.84
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
177.81
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
155.87
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
46.21
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
47
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
88.51
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.58
52.93
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.5
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
104.96
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.72
5.72
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.35
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.48
Joey Devine
Career
Per 600 PA
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14