Danny McDevitt vs. Dan O'Brien — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan O'Brien
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan O'Brien 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 5.9 and 1.931 for Dan O'Brien. 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 Dan O'Brien

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
13.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.28
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
43.76
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.862
1.862
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
38.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.76
43.76

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Dan O'Brien

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Dan O'Brien

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1300
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-46.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Dan O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.53
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA