Josh Billings vs. Dennis Lewallyn — Career Comparison

Josh Billings
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Billings built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Lewallyn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Lewallyn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 5.03 and 1.604 for Josh Billings. By the career numbers, Dennis Lewallyn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Billings and Dennis Lewallyn

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.78
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.14
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
5.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.48
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
9.55
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
10.31
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.89
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.06
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.14
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
41.48
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
39.32
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
6.08
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.71
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
36.05
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
35.85
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Josh Billings and Dennis Lewallyn

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.559
0.559
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Billings and Dennis Lewallyn

Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
303.9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
529.87
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
53.62
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
60.29
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
116.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA