Stan Ferens vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Stan Ferens
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Ferens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Ferens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.497 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Stan Ferens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Ferens and Danny McDevitt

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.98
16.98
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
10.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.38
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
39.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Stan Ferens and Danny McDevitt

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Ferens and Danny McDevitt

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
53
636
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
540
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
13.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
108
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
156
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.53
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA