Walter Hilcher vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Walter Hilcher
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Hilcher 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 5.29 and 1.600 for Walter Hilcher. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Hilcher and Danny McDevitt

Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.35
19.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
10.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
40.76
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.69
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
6.46
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
37.06
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.76
40.76
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Walter Hilcher and Danny McDevitt

Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Hilcher and Danny McDevitt

Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
845.45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-12.51
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Walter Hilcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Hilcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA