Danny McDevitt vs. Chris Mears — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears 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 5.44 and 1.476 for Chris Mears. By the career numbers, Danny McDevitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny McDevitt and Chris Mears

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.44
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
38.76
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
35.49
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Chris Mears

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Chris Mears

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA