Gene Lansing vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Gene Lansing
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Lansing 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 5.98 and 1.672 for Gene Lansing. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Lansing and Danny McDevitt

Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.98
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.87
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
40.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.77
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.672
1.672
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
35.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Gene Lansing and Danny McDevitt

Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Lansing and Danny McDevitt

Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
692.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.81
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-24.78
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Gene Lansing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lansing
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA