Lum Davenport vs. Joe Willis — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Willis
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Willis 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. Joe Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.568 compared to 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum Davenport. By the career numbers, Joe Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Joe Willis

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.29
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.12
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.61
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.78
48.78
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.63
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.72
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
9.65
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.46
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.09
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.68
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
42.27
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
40.11
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.91
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.25
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.37
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.27
42.27
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Joe Willis

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Joe Willis

Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
473.08
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
15.11
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
103.85
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.45
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
161.54
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joe Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Willis
Career
Per 600 PA