Lum Davenport vs. Pat Ragan — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Ragan
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Ragan built a career as a starting pitcher and Lum Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Ragan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum Davenport. By the career numbers, Pat Ragan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Pat Ragan

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.58
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.02
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.43
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.58
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.54
42.54
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.31
64.31
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.52
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
2.99
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4825
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608.1
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.72
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1555
8.7
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
2.63
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.09
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
3.81
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
42.27
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6660
37.27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
3.88
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.25
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6165
34.5
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.27
42.27
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Pat Ragan

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
212.25
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
308.25
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
15
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
365.25
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
350.25
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
12
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Pat Ragan

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
296.89
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
600
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
564.71
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
87.2
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
71.63
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.46
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.57
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.71
19.42
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
106.92
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
103.81
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.14
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
29.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
59.17
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.25
10.64
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.53
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
165.05
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
18.69
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33