Lou Johnson vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Johnson 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 6.06 and 1.806 for Lou Johnson. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Johnson and Danny McDevitt

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
12.12
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.76
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
42.43
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
8.27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.806
1.806
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
38.02
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Danny McDevitt

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Johnson and Danny McDevitt

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
23.28
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
27.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA