Mike Bolsinger vs. Dennis Lewallyn — Career Comparison

Mike Bolsinger
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Bolsinger 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 4.92 and 1.535 for Mike Bolsinger. By the career numbers, Dennis Lewallyn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Bolsinger and Dennis Lewallyn

Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.87
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.6
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.74
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.63
29.63
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.42
85.42
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.92
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.48
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230.2
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
9.79
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
10.31
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
3.82
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
8.19
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.14
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
39.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
39.32
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
5.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.71
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.82
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
35.08
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
35.85
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Mike Bolsinger and Dennis Lewallyn

Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.87
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.6
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230.2
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.55
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.56
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.44
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.42
85.42
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Bolsinger and Dennis Lewallyn

Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
417.39
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
573.91
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.19
1.62
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
2.93
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.78
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.76
-41.42
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.7
-29.92
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
321.74
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
1.86
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bolsinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA