Lefty Phillips vs. Jim Walkup — Career Comparison

Lefty Phillips
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Jim Walkup
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Phillips and Jim Walkup are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Walkup posted stronger numbers in ERA (6.74 vs 8.31) and WHIP (1.890 vs 2.885). Lefty Phillips had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.95). By the career numbers, Jim Walkup had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Phillips and Jim Walkup

Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.26
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.03
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.74
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.63
29.63
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.69
45.69
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
6.74
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387
27
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.1
9
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16.62
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
11.95
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.95
11.95
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.95
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9.35
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.06
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.27
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.61
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.846
1.846
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.39
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
52.96
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2195
42.73
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
7.42
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.885
2.885
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1930
37.57
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Lefty Phillips and Jim Walkup

Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
27
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
9
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.991
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Phillips and Jim Walkup

Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
840
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
443.31
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
99.36
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
95.54
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
20.09
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
103.18
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
114.65
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.86
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.43
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.97
18.99
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.29
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
49
187.26
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
38.22
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA