Danny McDevitt vs. Alex Speas — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Speas
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Speas 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 9 and 2.750 for Alex Speas. 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 Alex Speas

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Alex Speas

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Alex Speas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Speas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Alex Speas

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