Danny McDevitt vs. Rene Valdes — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rene Valdes
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Rene Valdes 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 5.54 and 1.615 for Rene Valdes. 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 Rene Valdes

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.53
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.4
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
9.1
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
5.21
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
5.98
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.92
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
40.95
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
40.85
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.25
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.539
1.539
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
36
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Rene Valdes

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Rene Valdes

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
669.06
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
15.61
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
16.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
103.6
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
51.8
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
82.01
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
7.24
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
38.67
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.9
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
224.46
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rene Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA