Hersh Lyons vs. Danny McDevitt — Career Comparison

Hersh Lyons
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Hersh Lyons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hersh Lyons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 3.000 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Hersh Lyons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hersh Lyons and Danny McDevitt

Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Hersh Lyons and Danny McDevitt

Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hersh Lyons and Danny McDevitt

Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.875
1.875
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
317.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA