Danny McDevitt vs. Archie McKain — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Archie McKain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Archie McKain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Archie McKain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Archie McKain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny McDevitt and Archie McKain

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.39
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.61
20.61
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
4.26
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
9.79
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.85
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2175
40.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
36.35
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.25
40.25

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Archie McKain

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Archie McKain

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
614.72
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
522.7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
92.02
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
14
51.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.3
45.27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
150.92
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
154.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.06
40.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.32
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
176.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.68
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA