Jim Gardner vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Jim Gardner
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gardner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Jim Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Gardner and Danny McDevitt

Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.05
83.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.85
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1270
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
9.95
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.76
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.44
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.579
0.579
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.49
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1837
39.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
5.74
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1684
35.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Jim Gardner and Danny McDevitt

Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.23
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1782
27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.77
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.59
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.32
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.889
1.889
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Gardner and Danny McDevitt

Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
82
189.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
600
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
518.92
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
92.66
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
76.45
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.58
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.32
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.32
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.26
39.98
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
115.83
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
164.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
67.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.07
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
101.93
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.05
41.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.95
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.32
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
64.86
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
92.66
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.48
6.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.58
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.58
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA