Danny McDevitt vs. Lefty Taber — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Taber
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Taber 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 10.8 and 2.229 for Lefty Taber. 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 Lefty Taber

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
12.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.34
12.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.71
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
50.14
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.09
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
12.34
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.34
12.34
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.229
2.229
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
40.11
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Lefty Taber

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Lefty Taber

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Lefty Taber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Taber
Career
Per 600 PA