Bill Laskey vs. Ted Lewis — Career Comparison

Bill Laskey
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lewis
Pre-GenerationalWalesThrows RightBats RightBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Laskey built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Lewis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lewis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 4.14 and 1.352 for Bill Laskey. By the career numbers, Ted Lewis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Laskey and Ted Lewis

Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.92
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.17
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.4
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.98
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.6
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.41
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.21
44.21
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.49
59.49
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.96
72.96
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.61
83.61
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.87
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.14
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.53
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2236
27
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4215
27
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
745.1
9
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1405
9
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
9.47
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
8.83
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.92
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.37
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.54
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.27
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
3.92
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.42
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.718
0.718
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3174
38.33
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5956
38.15
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.18
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
4.61
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
4.82
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2880
34.78
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5406
34.63
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Bill Laskey and Ted Lewis

Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.92
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.18
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.41
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2236
27
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4227
27
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
745.1
9
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1409
9
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.66
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.38
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.27
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.81
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
2
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.34
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.93
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.18
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.006
1.006
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.859
1.859
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.58
73.58
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Laskey and Ted Lewis

Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
391.84
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
181.88
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
245
600
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
600
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
210
514.29
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
545.63
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
53.88
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
121.58
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
53.88
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
108.73
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.88
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.97
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.85
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
8.13
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.83
39.37
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
53.88
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
137.4
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
40
97.96
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
159.14
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.94
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
65.24
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.4
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
44.08
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
116.64
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-4.86
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.91
46.37
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
39.18
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
37.56
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
98
240
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
65.24
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.2
9.2
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.63
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
16.8
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.9
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Ted Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.95
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100