Dennis Lewallyn Statistics and History

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Dennis Lewallyn

Dennis Dale Lewallyn

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 11, 1953 in Pensacola, FL
High School: Escambia HS (Pensacola, FL)
School: Chipola College (Marianna, FL)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1975 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Indians/Rangers 1975-1982

Final Game: April 27, 1982 (Age 28)
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1972	18	LAD-min	A	11	6	.647	3.70	22	21		6	0	0	146.0	120	65	60	5	75	3	122	6	0	9			1.336	7.4	0.3	4.6	7.5	1.63	DYB · FLOR
1973	19	LAD-min	A	11	12	.478	3.86	29	27		6	1	2	175.0	167	95	75	7	76	4	102	4	0	12			1.389	8.6	0.4	3.9	5.2	1.34	BAK · CALL
1974	20	LAD-min	AA	7	10	.412	4.30	27	23		8	1	0	138.0	140	76	66	10	43	2	75	3	0	7			1.326	9.1	0.7	2.8	4.9	1.74	WBY · EL
1975	21	LAD-min	AAA	13	10	.565	3.90	29	28		12	3	0	180.0	207	102	78	9	49	5	81	0	0	3			1.422	10.4	0.4	2.4	4.0	1.65	ABQ · PCL
1975	21	LAD	NL	0	0		0.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10		0.333	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1976	22	LAD-min	AAA	15	10	.600	3.55	25	25		13	2	0	180.0	207	98	71	12	61	2	62	1	0	4			1.489	10.4	0.6	3.0	3.1	1.02	ABQ · PCL
1976	22	LAD	NL	1	1	.500	2.16	4	2	1	0	0	0	16.2	12	5	4	1	6	0	4	0	0	1	67	160	1.080	6.5	0.5	3.2	2.2	0.67
1977	23	LAD-min	AAA	13	12	.520	6.22	28	27		8	0	0	175.0	252	146	121	20	60	4	59	0	1	3			1.783	13.0	1.0	3.1	3.0	0.98	ABQ · PCL
1977	23	LAD	NL	3	1	.750	4.24	5	1	2	0	0	1	17.0	22	8	8	1	4	1	8	0	0	1	76	93	1.529	11.6	0.5	2.1	4.2	2.00
1978	24	LAD-min	AAA	8	10	.444	5.29	52	0		0	0	13	85.0	96	56	50	7	39	10	52	2	1	0			1.588	10.2	0.7	4.1	5.5	1.33	ABQ · PCL
1978	24	LAD	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8		1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1979	25	LAD-min	AAA	10	8	.556	3.74	43	10		3	1	14	125.0	139	66	52	7	36	7	71	2	0	6			1.400	10.0	0.5	2.6	5.1	1.97	ABQ · PCL
1979	25	LAD	NL	0	1	.000	5.11	7	0	4	0	0	0	12.1	19	8	7	0	5	3	1	1	0	0	61	73	1.946	13.9	0.0	3.6	0.7	0.20
1980	26	LAD-min	AAA	15	2	.882	2.13	55	1		1	1	24	127.0	110	33	30	5	40	7	58	5	0	1			1.181	7.8	0.4	2.8	4.1	1.45	ABQ · PCL
1980	26	TEX	AL	0	0		7.94	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	7	5	5	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	27	52	1.941	11.1	0.0	6.4	1.6	0.25
1981	27	TEX-min	AAA	8	5	.615	3.44	52	0	44	0	0	25	68.0	68	27	26	3	31	7	45	0	0	3			1.456	9.0	0.4	4.1	6.0	1.45	WCH · AA
1981	27	CLE	AL	0	0		5.40	7	0	4	0	0	0	13.1	16	8	8	1	2	0	11	0	0	0	57	70	1.350	10.8	0.7	1.4	7.4	5.50
1982	28	CLE-min	AAA	1	5	.167	4.24	41	2	26	1	0	7	93.1	95	51	44	6	28	3	55	1	1	3			1.318	9.2	0.6	2.7	5.3	1.96	CHL · IL
1982	28	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	6.97	4	0	1	0	0	0	10.1	13	8	8	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	45	61	1.355	11.3	2.6	0.9	2.6	3.00
1987	33	LAD-min	AA	0	1	.000	1.23	4	0	4	0	0	0	7.1	8	1	1	0	5	3	7	0	0	0			1.773	9.8	0.0	6.1	8.6	1.40	SAN · TL
8 Yrs				4	4	.500	4.48	34	3	15	0	0	1	80.1	92	42	40	6	22	5	28	1	0	2	351	86	1.419	10.3	0.7	2.5	3.1	1.27
162 Game Avg.				7	7	.500	4.48	62	6	28	0	0	2	148	169	77	74	11	40	9	51	2	0	4	645	86	1.419	10.3	0.7	2.5	3.1	1.27

LAD (5 yrs)				4	3	.571	3.35	19	3	9	0	0	1	51.0	56	21	19	2	15	4	13	1	0	2	222	112	1.392	9.9	0.4	2.6	2.3	0.87
CLE (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	6.08	11	0	5	0	0	0	23.2	29	16	16	4	3	0	14	0	0	0	102	66	1.352	11.0	1.5	1.1	5.3	4.67
TEX (1 yr)				0	0		7.94	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.2	7	5	5	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	27	52	1.941	11.1	0.0	6.4	1.6	0.25

NL (5 yrs)				4	3	.571	3.35	19	3	9	0	0	1	51.0	56	21	19	2	15	4	13	1	0	2	222	112	1.392	9.9	0.4	2.6	2.3	0.87
AL (3 yrs)				0	1	.000	6.44	15	0	6	0	0	0	29.1	36	21	21	4	7	1	15	0	0	0	129	62	1.466	11.0	1.2	2.1	4.6	2.14

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%
1975	21	LAD	NL	3.0	2	0	0	0.00	4.37	0.55	-0.35	86.8	3.01	1	0.1	.1	-0.1	0.1	1	.556	.501
1976	22	LAD	NL	16.2	4	2	5	2.70	3.81	0.39	0.04	102.3	3.55	1	0.2	.3	-0.0	0.3	3	.541	.501
1977	23	LAD	NL	17.0	5	1	8	4.24	4.33	0.08	-0.13	102.3	4.21	-0	-0.0	1.5	-0.0	0.1	1	.497	.500
1978	24	LAD	NL	2.0	1	0	0	0.00	4.08	0.03	-0.33	96.0	3.57	1	0.1	.5	-0.0	0.1	1	.593	.501
1979	25	LAD	NL	12.1	7	0	8	5.84	3.88	-0.30	-0.31	93.9	3.63	-3	-0.3	1.8	-0.2	-0.4	-2	.453	.498
1980	26	TEX	AL	5.2	4	0	5	7.94	4.47	-0.65	-0.36	95.6	4.55	-2	-0.2	1.8	-0.1	-0.3	-2	.446	.499
1981	27	CLE	AL	13.1	7	0	8	5.40	4.16	-0.53	-0.33	105.4	4.60	-1	-0.1	.8	-0.0	-0.0	-0	.482	.499
1982	28	CLE	AL	10.1	4	0	8	6.97	5.39	-0.15	-0.42	101.6	5.19	-2	-0.2	1.1	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.450	.499
8 Seasons				80.1	34	3	42	4.71	4.27	-0.08	-0.22	100.2	4.14	-5	-0.5	1.2	-0.4	-0.2	2	.485	.500

LAD (5 yrs)				51.0	19	3	21	3.71	4.04	0.11	-0.14	99.1	3.76	-0	0.0	1.3	-0.3	0.2	4	.501	.500
CLE (2 yrs)				23.2	11	0	16	6.08	4.70	-0.36	-0.37	103.7	4.86	-3	-0.3	.9	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.470	.499
TEX (1 yr)				5.2	4	0	5	7.94	4.47	-0.65	-0.36	95.6	4.55	-2	-0.2	1.8	-0.1	-0.3	-2	.446	.499

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1972	18	LAD-min	A	24	61	56	1	9	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	25	.161	.158	.179	.336		10		0	4	1			DYB · FLOR
1973	19	LAD-min	A	29	70	63	8	16	3	0	0	5	0	0	1	23	.254	.277	.302	.579		19		1	5	0			BAK · CALL
1974	20	LAD-min	AA	28	51	48	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	.125	.125	.125	.250		6		0	3	0			WBY · EL
1975	21	LAD-min	AAA	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			ABQ · PCL
1975	21	LAD	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1976	22	LAD-min	AAA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			ABQ · PCL
1976	22	LAD	NL	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1977	23	LAD-min	AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			ABQ · PCL
1977	23	LAD	NL	5	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	/1
1978	24	LAD-min	AAA	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			ABQ · PCL
1978	24	LAD	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1979	25	LAD-min	AAA	43	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0			ABQ · PCL
1979	25	LAD	NL	7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	176	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1980	26	LAD-min	AAA	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			ABQ · PCL
1980	26	TEX	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1981	27	TEX-min	AAA	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		WCH · AA
1981	27	CLE	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1982	28	CLE-min	AAA	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		CHL · IL
1982	28	CLE	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1987	33	LAD-min	AA	41	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0		SAN · TL
8 Yrs				34	14	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	.077	.077	.077	.154	-57	1	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	67	62	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	48	.077	.077	.077	.154	-57	5	0	0	5	0	0

LAD (5 yrs)				19	14	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	.077	.077	.077	.154	-57	1	0	0	1	0	0
CLE (2 yrs)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
TEX (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				19	14	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	.077	.077	.077	.154	-57	1	0	0	1	0	0
AL (3 yrs)				15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Pos
1975	21	LAD	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
1976	22	LAD	NL	4	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.481	.500	-0.1	0.0	-1	/1
1977	23	LAD	NL	5	7	-2	-0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.477	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	/1
1978	24	LAD	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
1979	25	LAD	NL	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0.1	.507	.500	0.1	0.0	1	/1
1980	26	TEX	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
1981	27	CLE	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
1982	28	CLE	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	/1
8 Seasons				34	14	-3	-0	0	0	2	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.496	.500	-0.1	0.0	-1

LAD (5 yrs)				19	14	-3	-0	0	0	2	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.492	.500	-0.1	0.0	-1
CLE (2 yrs)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0
TEX (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
1975	LAD	NL	21	P	2	0	3.0	1	1	0	1.000	3.00	0.50	.950	1.80	1.85	0	0
1976	LAD	NL	22	P	4	2	16.2	5	0	5	1.000	2.70	1.25	.950	1.89	1.88	1	2	67%	33%
1977	LAD	NL	23	P	5	1	17.0	3	2	1	1.000	1.59	0.60	.950	1.85	1.84	0	0
1978	LAD	NL	24	P	1	0	2.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.80	1.90	0	0
1979	LAD	NL	25	P	7	0	12.1	5	1	4	1.000	3.65	0.71	.952	1.82	1.80	0	0
1980	TEX	AL	26	P	4	0	5.2	2	0	2	1.000	3.18	0.50	.955	1.91	1.85	1	1	50%	35%
1981	CLE	AL	27	P	7	0	13.1	1	0	1	1.000	0.68	0.14	.960	1.96	1.99	2	1	33%	38%
1982	CLE	AL	28	P	4	0	10.1	2	2	0	1.000	1.74	0.50	.960	1.83	1.80	1	0	0%	36%
	8 Seasons			P	34	3	80.1	19	6	13	1.000	2.13	0.56	.953	1.87	1.86	5	4	44%	36%
	8 Seasons			TOT	34	3	80.1	19	6	13	1.000	2.13	0.56	.953	1.87	1.86	5	4	44%	36%

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Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign.
January 12, 1972: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
November 23, 1977: Purchased by the Minnesota Twins from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
March 15, 1978: Returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers by the Minnesota Twins following previous purchase.
September 13, 1980: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with cash to the Texas Rangers for Pepe Frias.
August 25, 1981: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Texas Rangers.

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