Lum Davenport, baseball player, 1921-1924

Lum Davenport

Born: 6/27/1900 in Tucson, AZ, USA

Died: 4/21/1961 in University Park, TX, USA

MLB Debut: 1921-05-03 | Final Game: 1924-04-20

Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 165 lbs

Full name: Joubert Lum Davenport

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Biography

Lum Davenport was a professional baseball pitcher who played in the early 1920s, a period marked by the transition from the deadball era to a more offensively charged game. Born in 1900, Davenport's Major League Baseball career spanned from 1921 to April 20, 1924. Throughout his time in the league, he appeared in a total of 16 games, finishing with a record of 1-4 and an earned run average (ERA) of 7.71. Despite the challenges he faced on the mound, Davenport managed to accumulate 20 strikeouts, showcasing moments of competitiveness during his brief career. Davenport's tenure in professional baseball was during a time when the sport was evolving, with teams beginning to focus more on power hitting and less on traditional pitching strategies. His role as a pitcher was marked by a struggle to maintain effectiveness in an era that favored increased offensive production. While he did not achieve significant accolades or long-standing fame, Lum Davenport's contributions to the game during the early 1920s remain a part of baseball history, reflecting the challenges faced by pitchers in an era of changing dynamics within the sport.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
1 4 25 3 0 0 0 58.3 63 50 3 51 20 7.71 0

Career ERA 7.71 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 88.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1921 CHW AL 0 3 13 2 0 0 0 35.3 41 27 32 9 6.88 4.02 (-71%) -
1922 CHW AL 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 16.7 14 20 13 9 10.80 4.18 (-158%) -
1923 CHW AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.3 7 3 4 1 6.23 — -
1924 CHW AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 1 0.00 — -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
30 21 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 1 11 0.381 0.409 0.429 0.838 0.0

Career AVG .381 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — +33.9% above league average.

Career OBP .409 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — +18.5% above league average.

Career SLG .429 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — +9.1% above league average.

Career OPS 0.838 vs. league average 0.738 across their career seasons — +13.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1921 CHW AL 15 17 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 0.412 — — — — 0.0
1922 CHW AL 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1923 CHW AL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1924 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 25 0 0 16 4 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1921 CHA P 13 0 0 9 2 1
1922 CHA P 9 0 0 6 1 0
1923 CHA P 2 0 0 1 0 0
1924 CHA P 1 0 0 0 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 25