Bob James vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Bob James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob James led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 79), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 103), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 106). Danny McDevitt held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 113). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bob James.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Danny McDevitt

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Danny McDevitt

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Danny McDevitt

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA