Frank Griffith vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Frank Griffith
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Griffith 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 10.1 and 2.374 for Frank Griffith. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Griffith and Danny McDevitt

Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.18
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
10.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
13.01
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.01
13.01
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.35
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
49.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
13.01
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.01
13.01
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.374
2.374
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
39.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Frank Griffith and Danny McDevitt

Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Griffith and Danny McDevitt

Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.907
0.907
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
98.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
311.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.882
0.882
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
288.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.86
107.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Frank Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA