Harry Byrd vs. Dennis Lewallyn — Career Comparison

Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Byrd 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. Harry Byrd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.48 and 1.481 for Dennis Lewallyn. By the career numbers, Harry Byrd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Byrd and Dennis Lewallyn

Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.17
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.48
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
9.68
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
10.31
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.77
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.86
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.14
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.14
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.22
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3675
39.96
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
39.32
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
4.81
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.71
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3279
35.66
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
35.85
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Harry Byrd and Dennis Lewallyn

Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.78
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.81
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.18
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.22
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.46
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.63
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.99
22.99
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Byrd and Dennis Lewallyn

Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
385.57
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
540.21
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.6
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
14.48
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.72
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
32.99
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
28.87
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
61.86
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
8.34
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.56
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
123.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
41.24
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA