Dennis Lewallyn vs. Fay Thomas — Career Comparison

Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fay Thomas
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fay Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Lewallyn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Lewallyn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 4.95 and 1.755 for Fay Thomas. By the career numbers, Dennis Lewallyn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Lewallyn and Fay Thomas

Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.18
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.79
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.4
28.4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.48
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.95
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
10.31
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
10.57
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.31
10.31
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.63
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
5.23
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
3.14
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
39.32
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
41.62
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.14
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.71
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
6.05
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
35.85
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
36.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.62
41.62

Fielding Stats for Dennis Lewallyn and Fay Thomas

Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.559
0.559
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.728
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Lewallyn and Fay Thomas

Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
759.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
525
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.93
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
10.56
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.92
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-5.12
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
271.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Fay Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
Fay Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA