Denny Lemaster vs. Dale Willis — Career Comparison

Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Willis
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Denny Lemaster built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Lemaster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.04 and 1.657 for Dale Willis. By the career numbers, Denny Lemaster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Lemaster and Dale Willis

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.04
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.53
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.04
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1703
8.57
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.02
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.04
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.37
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
6.57
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9.47
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.71
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.21
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.64
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6911
34.79
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
35.87
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.71
41.71

Fielding Stats for Denny Lemaster and Dale Willis

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.04
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.81
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.17
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.61
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.63
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.62
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.56
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.42
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Lemaster and Dale Willis

Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
519.12
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
67.71
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
56.43
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.58
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.48
17.38
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
87.46
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.51
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
33.86
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
53.61
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
6.81
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.09
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
180.56
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA