Al Grunwald vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Al Grunwald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Grunwald 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 6.63 and 2.316 for Al Grunwald. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Grunwald and Danny McDevitt

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.84
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
46.42
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.263
2.263
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
37.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.42
46.42
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Al Grunwald and Danny McDevitt

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.93
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grunwald and Danny McDevitt

Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
825
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
43.44
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Al Grunwald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grunwald
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA