Tommy Bridges vs. Dennis Lewallyn — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Bridges 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. Tommy Bridges posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.48 and 1.481 for Dennis Lewallyn. By the career numbers, Tommy Bridges had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bridges and Dennis Lewallyn

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.44
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
3.57
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.48
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2675
8.52
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
10.31
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.58
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
3.8
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
5.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.19
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.11
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12165
38.74
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
39.32
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1321
4.21
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10938
34.83
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
35.85
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Dennis Lewallyn

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.559
0.559
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Dennis Lewallyn

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1003
526.97
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
76.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.39
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
117.69
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
133.98
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.61
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.83
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
81.44
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.58
28.68
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
142.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
34.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA