Danny McDevitt vs. Kid Nichols — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kid Nichols
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Kid Nichols as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kid Nichols posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Kid Nichols had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny McDevitt and Kid Nichols

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
1.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.37
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.51
63.51
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.5
90.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.94
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
2.96
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15202
27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4929
8.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
2.26
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881
3.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.23
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21082
37.44
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
4.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19681
34.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Kid Nichols

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.11
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15753
27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5251
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
0.66
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
1.77
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
2.57
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
2.43
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.72
94.72
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.06
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Kid Nichols

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
172.26
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2264
600
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2090
553.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
125.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
99.12
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
15.37
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.36
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
25.97
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.5
49.43
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
165.9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
164.58
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
72.35
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
73.67
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
141.78
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203.11
53.83
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
36.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
90.9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.04
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Nichols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100