Danny McDevitt vs. Bill Prough — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Prough
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Prough 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 6 and 2.667 for Bill Prough. 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 Bill Prough

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.85
12.85
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
21
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
42
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Bill Prough

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Bill Prough

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Bill Prough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Prough
Career
Per 600 PA