Danny McDevitt vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Strong 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 5.81 and 1.709 for Joe Strong. 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 Joe Strong

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.83
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.13
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1779
35.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34.86
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Joe Strong

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.55
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.92
89.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Joe Strong

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA