Wilmer Font vs. Don Larsen — Career Comparison

Wilmer Font
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Don Larsen
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Don Larsen 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. Don Larsen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 60), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 80). Wilmer Font held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Don Larsen.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Font and Don Larsen

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
2.4
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.99
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.47
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.09
47.09
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.26
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.82
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
3.78
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
9.49
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1442
8.38
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.96
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.76
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.8
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
4.22
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.2
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.9
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
4.94
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
39.88
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6708
39
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.36
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.77
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.87
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
4.23
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
35.6
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5957
34.63
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Font and Don Larsen

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
2.73
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.99
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4093
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1364.1
9
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.63
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.61
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.35
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
2.24
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.22
95.22
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.23
36.23
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Font and Don Larsen

Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
441.04
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
600
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
547.63
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
132.31
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
91.88
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.97
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.59
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
40.43
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
30.56
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.05
57.94
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
203.06
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
171.82
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
59.72
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
66.16
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
113.02
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
48.79
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.42
59.19
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.51
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.8
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.11
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.78
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Larsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.76
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Larsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0