Danny McDevitt vs. Matt Purke — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Purke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Purke 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 5.5 and 1.833 for Matt Purke. 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 Matt Purke

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Matt Purke

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Matt Purke

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