Wilmer Font vs. Rufus Lewis — Career Comparison

Wilmer Font
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Lewis
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rufus Lewis 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. Rufus Lewis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 5.82 and 1.497 for Wilmer Font. By the career numbers, Rufus Lewis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Font and Rufus Lewis

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.38
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.13
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.74
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.82
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.99
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
9.49
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
7.98
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.96
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.8
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.64
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.9
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
6.11
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
39.88
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1159
37.3
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.36
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.87
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.02
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
35.6
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
33.85
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Font and Rufus Lewis

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.38
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.13
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.77
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.9
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Font and Rufus Lewis

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
43
230.36
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
535.71
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
96.43
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
64.29
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
30.56
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
44.05
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
144.64
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
85.71
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
48.79
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.95
42.6
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA