Lum Davenport vs. Ron Romanick — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Romanick
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Romanick 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. Ron Romanick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum Davenport. By the career numbers, Ron Romanick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Ron Romanick

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.39
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.49
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.67
51.67
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.24
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9.72
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9.73
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.83
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.09
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.2
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
42.27
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2274
38.54
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
4.68
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.81
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.25
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2057
34.86
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.27
42.27
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Ron Romanick

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1593
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.69
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.85
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.66
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.54
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Ron Romanick

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Ron Romanick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Romanick
Career
Per 600 PA