Lum Davenport vs. Kevin Ritz — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Ritz
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Ritz 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. Kevin Ritz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.659 compared to 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum Davenport. By the career numbers, Kevin Ritz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Kevin Ritz

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.8
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.55
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.67
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.09
86.09
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
5.35
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2260
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753.1
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9.72
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
10.13
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.82
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.5
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.09
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
5.52
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.114
1.114
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.55
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
42.27
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3416
40.81
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.79
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.626
1.626
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.25
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2952
35.27
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.27
42.27
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Kevin Ritz

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.8
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.55
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2260
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753.1
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.78
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.52
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.5
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.05
99.05
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.09
86.09
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Kevin Ritz

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
421.4
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
477.21
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
75.35
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.16
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.79
21.74
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
92.09
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
117.21
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
39.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.53
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
55.81
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.65
18.55
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.28
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
214.88
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
80.93
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.37
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.79
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.37
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Ritz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67