Steve Ladew vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Steve Ladew
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Ladew 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 2.000 for Steve Ladew. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Ladew and Danny McDevitt

Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Steve Ladew and Danny McDevitt

Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Ladew and Danny McDevitt

Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ladew
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA