Danny McDevitt vs. Fred Wigington — Career Comparison

Danny McDevitt
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Wigington
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny McDevitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wigington as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Wigington posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.920 compared to 4.4 and 1.616 for Danny McDevitt. By the career numbers, Fred Wigington had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny McDevitt and Fred Wigington

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.06
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.4
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
9.1
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11.88
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.83
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
5.21
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
5.98
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
40.95
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
42.12
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.73
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
5.25
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
35.11
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
36.72
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Danny McDevitt and Fred Wigington

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.06
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.18
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.72
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.55
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.92
89.92
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny McDevitt and Fred Wigington

Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
669.06
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
530.94
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.38
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
15.61
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
103.6
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.8
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.22
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
7.24
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
224.46
Fred Wigington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny McDevitt
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wigington
Career
Per 600 PA