Danny McDevitt vs. Al Papai — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Papai
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Papai 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 5.37 and 1.757 for Al Papai. 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 Al Papai

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.45
20.45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
5.37
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
5.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
42.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
6.42
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
36.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
42.1

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Al Papai

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
67.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
13.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
47.06
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
63.26
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
60.94
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Al Papai

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
731.51
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
62
509.59
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
12.41
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
82.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
5.02
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
213.7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA