Bill Force vs. Dennis Lewallyn — Career Comparison

Bill Force
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Force built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Lewallyn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Force posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.48 and 1.481 for Dennis Lewallyn. By the career numbers, Bill Force had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Force and Dennis Lewallyn

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.68
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.96
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.47
57.47
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.53
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
4.44
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.48
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2804
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934.2
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
9.24
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
10.31
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.59
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
2.74
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
4.22
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.14
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3724
35.86
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
39.32
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.51
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
5.53
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.71
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.18
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.52
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3280
31.58
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
35.85
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.86
35.86
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Bill Force and Dennis Lewallyn

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.84
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.02
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2920
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
973.1
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.46
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.46
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.74
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.49
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.88
90.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Force and Dennis Lewallyn

Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
518.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
114.87
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
84.32
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.89
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
30.55
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.4
54.26
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
167.41
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
167.41
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.99
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
50.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
108.76
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.45
59.21
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.89
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.75
122.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
29.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Force
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA