Lum Davenport vs. Woody Williams — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Woody Williams
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Woody 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. Woody Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum Davenport. By the career numbers, Woody Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Woody Williams

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.72
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.47
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.83
77.83
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
4.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6649
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2216.1
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.72
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2217
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.25
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.89
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1480
6.01
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.989
0.989
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.24
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
42.27
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9475
38.48
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1096
4.45
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.36
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.26
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.54
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.25
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8539
34.67
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.27
42.27
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Woody Williams

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.72
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.34
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6649
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2216.1
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.65
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.02
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.74
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.67
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.83
77.83
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Woody Williams

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
430.79
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
525.12
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
102.11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
72.93
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
24.31
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.89
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.17
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.53
32.61
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
140.03
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
123.5
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
50.57
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
41.82
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
88.49
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.45
30.58
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
16.53
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
177.96
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
43.76
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.72
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.92
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Woody Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50