Danny McDevitt vs. Lou Polli — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Polli
Greatest GenerationItalyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polli 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 4.68 and 1.843 for Lou Polli. 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 Polli

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.69
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.73
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
37.84
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Lou Polli

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Lou Polli

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
1800
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-9.54
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Lou Polli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Polli
Career
Per 600 PA