Lum Davenport vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood 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. Alex Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum Davenport. By the career numbers, Alex Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Alex Wood

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.55
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
53.1
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.78
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.72
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
8.66
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.91
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.68
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.39
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.52
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
42.27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5301
37.92
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.14
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.25
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4778
34.18
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.27
42.27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Alex Wood

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.99
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3774
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.47
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.37
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Alex Wood

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
518.27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
512.69
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
42.72
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
39.01
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
5.39
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
68.73
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
22.29
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
37.15
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.18
-17.06
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
26.01
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
286.96
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
171
317.65
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50