Joey Long vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Joey Long
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Long 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 8.18 and 2.364 for Joey Long. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Long and Danny McDevitt

Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
49.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Joey Long and Danny McDevitt

Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Long and Danny McDevitt

Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
600
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA