Lum Davenport vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownCleveland TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams 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. Lum Davenport posted a career ERA of 7.71 against Bill Williams's 7.71, with WHIP of 1.954 and 1.714 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Bill Williams

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.86
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
7.71
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
27
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9.72
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
11.57
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.09
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
42.27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
46.29
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
34.25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
34.71
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.27
42.27
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.29
46.29

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Bill Williams

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Bill Williams

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA