Danny McDevitt vs. Bob Ross — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Ross
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Ross 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 7.17 and 1.951 for Bob Ross. 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 Bob Ross

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.78
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
5.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
43.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.32
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.951
1.951
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
36.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.8
43.8

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Bob Ross

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
54
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
21.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
24.3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
21.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Bob Ross

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
10.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-20.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA