Cliff Blackmon vs. Dennis Lewallyn — Career Comparison

Cliff Blackmon
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Blackmon 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 6.28 and 1.797 for Cliff Blackmon. By the career numbers, Dennis Lewallyn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Dennis Lewallyn

Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.78
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.28
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.48
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
11.34
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
10.31
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.34
11.34
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.31
10.31
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
4.84
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.89
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.14
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
42.89
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
39.32
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
7.83
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.71
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.69
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.797
1.797
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
36.61
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
35.85
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.89
42.89
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Dennis Lewallyn

Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.84
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.46
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.48
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.3
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.02
93.02
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Blackmon and Dennis Lewallyn

Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
34
309.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
518.18
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
23.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
18.98
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA