Danny McDevitt vs. Joe Nelson — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nelson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Nelson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny McDevitt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 123), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 101). Joe Nelson held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 106). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Danny McDevitt.

Pitching Stats for Danny McDevitt and Joe Nelson

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.38
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
8.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.97
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
9.12
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
40.44
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.43
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
34.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.44
40.44

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Joe Nelson

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.127
0.127
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Joe Nelson

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
94200
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Joe Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA