Dick Lanahan vs. Fin Wilson — Career Comparison

Dick Lanahan
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fin Wilson
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fin Wilson 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. Fin Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 5.15 and 1.658 for Dick Lanahan. By the career numbers, Fin Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Lanahan and Fin Wilson

Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.32
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.65
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.99
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.21
23.21
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
5.15
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.03
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
10.48
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.57
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.44
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.67
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.2
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
41.68
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
32.84
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.3
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.66
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
5.98
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.19
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
36.89
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
27.25
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.84
32.84

Fielding Stats for Dick Lanahan and Fin Wilson

Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.952
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Lanahan and Fin Wilson

Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
730.43
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
307.32
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
547.83
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
175.61
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
7.96
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
78.69
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
204.88
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
219.51
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-6.58
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.16
90.17
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.67
13.67
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fin Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fin Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA