Wilmer Font vs. Dave LaPoint — Career Comparison

Wilmer Font
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave LaPoint
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave LaPoint built a career as a starting pitcher and Wilmer Font as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave LaPoint led in home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 60), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 89 vs 85). Wilmer Font held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave LaPoint.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Font and Dave LaPoint

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.48
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.52
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.19
48.19
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.82
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
4.02
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
9.49
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
9.67
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.96
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.8
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
3.38
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
4.86
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
39.88
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6471
39.17
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.36
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.87
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
4.53
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.47
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.92
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
35.6
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5769
34.92
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Font and Dave LaPoint

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.13
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.46
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.4
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Font and Dave LaPoint

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
588
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
502
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
52
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
50
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
30.56
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
6.44
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
54
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
84
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
56
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
48.79
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.2
-8.4
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
164
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
3.66
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
64
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA