Leo Birdine vs. Dennis Lewallyn — Career Comparison

Leo Birdine
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leo Birdine 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 6.11 and 1.605 for Leo Birdine. By the career numbers, Dennis Lewallyn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Birdine and Dennis Lewallyn

Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.16
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.1
66.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
6.11
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.48
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303.1
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
11.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
10.31
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.31
10.31
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.47
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.7
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
2.37
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.14
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.564
0.564
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.622
0.622
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402
41.6
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
39.32
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
7.39
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.71
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.48
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.53
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
1.606
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
37.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
35.85
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Leo Birdine and Dennis Lewallyn

Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.51
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.11
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2144
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714.2
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.02
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.28
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.56
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.3
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.15
90.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Birdine and Dennis Lewallyn

Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
214.29
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
567.86
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
141.07
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
116.07
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.93
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.92
49.86
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
182.14
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
158.93
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
39.29
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.6
58.21
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.14
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
168
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.29
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA