Sheriff Blake vs. Dennis Lewallyn — Career Comparison

Sheriff Blake
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sheriff Blake 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. Sheriff Blake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.547 compared to 4.48 and 1.481 for Dennis Lewallyn. By the career numbers, Sheriff Blake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sheriff Blake and Dennis Lewallyn

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.69
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.48
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.57
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.45
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
4.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.48
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4860
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1766
9.81
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
10.31
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
4.11
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
3.45
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7149
39.72
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
39.32
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.87
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.71
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
35.44
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
35.85
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Sheriff Blake and Dennis Lewallyn

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.559
0.559
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sheriff Blake and Dennis Lewallyn

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
308.97
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
556.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
117.61
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
111.63
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.79
27.7
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
124.58
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
133.55
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
45.85
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
29.9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
75.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.55
32.44
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.95
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.7
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
27.91
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA