Lew Burdette vs. Dennis Lewallyn — Career Comparison

Lew Burdette
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Burdette 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. Lew Burdette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 4.48 and 1.481 for Dennis Lewallyn. By the career numbers, Lew Burdette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lew Burdette and Dennis Lewallyn

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
1.84
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.6
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.42
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.46
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.66
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.48
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9202
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3067.1
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3186
9.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
10.31
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
0.85
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
1.84
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.46
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.18
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
3.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.14
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.622
0.622
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.16
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12745
37.4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
39.32
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
4.11
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.71
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12061
35.39
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
35.85
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Lew Burdette and Dennis Lewallyn

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
2.05
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8251
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2750.1
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.8
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
2.04
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.46
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.93
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
2.84
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.18
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Burdette and Dennis Lewallyn

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
666
355.52
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1011
539.68
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
98.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
75.8
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.41
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.14
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.95
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.93
30.92
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
136.65
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
122.24
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
53.91
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
40.04
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
87.54
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.49
26.95
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.08
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
144.66
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
33.63
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.47
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.07
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.07
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA