Danny McDevitt vs. Doug Simons — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Simons
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Simons 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 6.68 and 1.455 for Doug Simons. 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 Doug Simons

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.86
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
39.95
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.77
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
34.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Doug Simons

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Doug Simons

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
7350
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-40.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.53
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA