Danny McDevitt vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy 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 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. 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 Joe Murphy

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Joe Murphy

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Joe Murphy

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100