Larry Foss vs. Dennis Lewallyn — Career Comparison

Larry Foss
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Foss 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. Dennis Lewallyn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 5.33 and 1.852 for Larry Foss. By the career numbers, Dennis Lewallyn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Foss and Dennis Lewallyn

Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.48
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
10.31
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.31
10.31
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.14
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
42.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
39.32
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.71
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
35.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
35.85
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.33
42.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32

Fielding Stats for Larry Foss and Dennis Lewallyn

Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.13
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Foss and Dennis Lewallyn

Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.04
-3.09
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA