Danny McDevitt vs. Chris Smith — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Smith
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Smith 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 5.4 and 1.600 for Chris Smith. 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 Chris Smith

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Chris Smith

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Chris Smith

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