Danny McDevitt vs. Joe Samuels — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Samuels
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Samuels 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 16.5 and 2.667 for Joe Samuels. 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 Joe Samuels

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
46.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
37.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Joe Samuels

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Joe Samuels

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA