Dennis Lewallyn vs. Willie Young — Career Comparison

Dennis Lewallyn
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Young
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Young 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Willie Young. 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 Willie Young

Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.48
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.133
0.133
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
10.31
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.46
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.14
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
39.32
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.68
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.71
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
35.85
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
33.75
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.32
39.32
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Dennis Lewallyn and Willie Young

Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.81
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.13
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.559
0.559
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Lewallyn and Willie Young

Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1457.14
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
2.93
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.7
-29.92
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Willie Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lewallyn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lewallyn
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Young
Career
Per 600 PA