Josh Billings vs. Dean Deetz — Career Comparison

Josh Billings
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dean Deetz
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Billings built a career as a starting pitcher and Dean Deetz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Billings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 5.4 and 1.500 for Dean Deetz. By the career numbers, Josh Billings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Billings and Dean Deetz

Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.78
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.14
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
5.03
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
9.55
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.89
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.06
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
41.48
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
40.5
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
6.08
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
5.4
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
36.05
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
35.1
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Josh Billings and Dean Deetz

Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Billings and Dean Deetz

Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
303.9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
600
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
529.87
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
53.62
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
60.29
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
15
116.88
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA