Dick Lanahan vs. Leroy Sutton — Career Comparison

Dick Lanahan
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Sutton
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leroy Sutton built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lanahan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leroy Sutton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 5.15 and 1.658 for Dick Lanahan. By the career numbers, Leroy Sutton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Lanahan and Leroy Sutton

Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.32
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.21
23.21
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
5.15
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.77
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
10.48
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.88
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
4.44
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.47
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.67
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.14
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
41.68
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
38.53
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.3
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
5.98
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.76
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
36.89
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
35.45
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Dick Lanahan and Leroy Sutton

Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.66
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.58
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.08
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.852
1.852
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Lanahan and Leroy Sutton

Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
730.43
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
27
279.31
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
547.83
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
548.28
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
7.96
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
20.52
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-6.58
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
18.85
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA