Lefty Capers vs. Rick DeHart — Career Comparison

Lefty Capers
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick DeHart
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Capers built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick DeHart as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Capers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 6.14 and 1.889 for Rick DeHart. By the career numbers, Lefty Capers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Capers and Rick DeHart

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.86
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
8.25
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
11.57
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.86
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.11
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
4.57
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.04
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.43
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
38.36
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
42.71
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.61
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.57
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.18
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
34.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.14
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71

Fielding Stats for Lefty Capers and Rick DeHart

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.22
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.69
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.82
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
2.63
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Capers and Rick DeHart

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
261.54
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
553.85
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
21.43
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
12.06
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA