Danny McDevitt vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Danny McDevitt a clear advantage over Steve Sparks across the core pitching metrics. Danny McDevitt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 100), strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 90). Steve Sparks held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 79). Danny McDevitt was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Danny McDevitt and Steve Sparks

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.18
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
3.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
658
4.49
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.37
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.35
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5832
39.77
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Steve Sparks

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.84
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.18
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.41
67.41
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Steve Sparks

Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
559.09
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
11.77
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-4.74
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA