Dick Lines vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Dick Lines
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Lines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Dick Lines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Lines and Danny McDevitt

Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.83
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
7.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
37.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
34.52
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Dick Lines and Danny McDevitt

Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.08
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.77
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Lines and Danny McDevitt

Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
2675
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
19
475
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-7.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.53
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA