Danny McDevitt vs. Harry Smythe — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Smythe
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Smythe 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 6.4 and 1.901 for Harry Smythe. 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 Harry Smythe

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.49
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
13.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.61
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
43.41
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
8.26
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
1.901
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
39.51
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Harry Smythe

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Harry Smythe

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
63
651.72
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
558.62
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
73.38
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
64.75
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
41.03
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
48
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.29
8.29
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA