Danny McDevitt vs. William Parson — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
William Parson
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and William Parson 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 4.92 and 1.856 for William Parson. 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 William Parson

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.54
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.59
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.12
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
40.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.91
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
33.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.13
40.13

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and William Parson

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.37
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and William Parson

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
463.64
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-4.52
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA