Danny McDevitt vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Danny McDevitt and John Smoltz are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 106 for Danny McDevitt and 106 for John Smoltz, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 103 and 107 respectively. If forced to pick, John Smoltz gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Danny McDevitt and John Smoltz

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and John Smoltz

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.18
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
2.02
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
1.95
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and John Smoltz

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.53
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.51
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60