Danny McDevitt vs. Lou North — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou North
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou North 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 4.43 and 1.531 for Lou North. 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 Lou North

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.43
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.87
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
2031
39.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
5.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
35.36
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Lou North

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.756
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Lou North

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
725
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
570.83
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
112.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
31.05
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
137.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
129.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.67
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
87.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
31.58
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.67
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
104.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA