Lum Davenport vs. Clay Roe — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clay Roe 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. Clay Roe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 3.600 compared to 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum Davenport. By the career numbers, Clay Roe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Clay Roe

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.86
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.4
11.4
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9.72
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
7.87
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
32.4
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.09
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
16.2
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
42.27
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
64.8
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9.41
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
21.6
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.6
21.6
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.25
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
32.4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.27
42.27
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.8
64.8

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Clay Roe

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Clay Roe

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Clay Roe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Roe
Career
Per 600 PA