Wilmer Font vs. Bill Lucas — Career Comparison

Wilmer Font
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lucas
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Lucas 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. Bill Lucas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 5.82 and 1.497 for Wilmer Font. By the career numbers, Bill Lucas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Font and Bill Lucas

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
5.7
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.83
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.31
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.14
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.82
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.86
85.86
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
9.49
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
8.92
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.96
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.8
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.75
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
39.88
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.36
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.87
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.89
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
35.6
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Font and Bill Lucas

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.7
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.71
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.92
22.92
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Font and Bill Lucas

Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
320
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
30.56
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
74.91
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
48.79
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
94.55
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilmer Font
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Wilmer Font
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100