Lum Davenport vs. Pete Richert — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Richert
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Pete Richert 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. Pete Richert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum Davenport. By the career numbers, Pete Richert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Pete Richert

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.31
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.94
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.62
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.56
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.29
52.29
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.44
28.44
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.39
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3497
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165.2
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.72
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
7.4
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.4
7.4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.27
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.36
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.09
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.14
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.25
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
42.27
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4817
37.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.24
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
3.57
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.25
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4354
33.62
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.27
42.27
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Pete Richert

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
3.31
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.94
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3497
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165.2
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.41
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.3
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.85
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.71
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.515
0.515
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.44
28.44
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Pete Richert

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
30
782.61
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
808.46
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
600
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
538.37
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
77.95
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
65.26
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.06
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.69
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.81
17.79
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
96.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
96.07
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
38.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
27.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
63.44
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
7.85
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
16.31
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
233.84
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.69
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.63
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.44
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Richert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67