Hal Hudson vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Hal Hudson
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago 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 Hal Hudson 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 7.84 and 2.226 for Hal Hudson. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Hudson and Danny McDevitt

Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.23
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.94
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
45.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.226
2.226
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
39.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.29
45.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Hal Hudson and Danny McDevitt

Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Hudson and Danny McDevitt

Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA