Eric Knott vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Eric Knott
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Knott 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 4.5 and 1.542 for Eric Knott. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Knott and Danny McDevitt

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
41.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.542
1.542
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
37.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Eric Knott and Danny McDevitt

Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Knott and Danny McDevitt

Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Knott
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA