Denny Lemaster vs. Justin Topa — Career Comparison

Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Justin Topa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Lemaster built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Topa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Topa led in home run suppression (HR9+ 279 vs 72), walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 93). Denny Lemaster held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 83). Role difference aside, Justin Topa holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Denny Lemaster and Justin Topa

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.53
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.79
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1703
8.57
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
9.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
3.02
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.37
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
6.57
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.76
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
38.67
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.69
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6911
34.79
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
35.3
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Denny Lemaster and Justin Topa

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.17
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.63
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.77
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.56
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.13
89.13
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Lemaster and Justin Topa

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
89400
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
519.12
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
67.71
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
56.43
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.58
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.48
17.38
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
87.46
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
98.75
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.51
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.61
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
6.81
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.09
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
180.56
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA