Joe Hovlik vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Joe Hovlik
Lost GenerationAustria-HungaryThrows RightBats RightChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Hovlik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Hovlik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.628 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Joe Hovlik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hovlik and Danny McDevitt

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
10.87
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
41.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
37.21
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Joe Hovlik and Danny McDevitt

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
24.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
28.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hovlik and Danny McDevitt

Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
16.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
22.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Joe Hovlik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hovlik
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA