Alex Jones vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Alex Jones
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Alex Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Jones and Danny McDevitt

Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.08
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.81
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.73
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.94
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.46
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
39.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
6.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
35.85
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Alex Jones and Danny McDevitt

Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.16
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.58
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.423
2.423
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Jones and Danny McDevitt

Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
544.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.86
26.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
144.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
25.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
227.59
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA