Tom Cheney vs. Steve Delabar — Career Comparison

Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Delabar
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tom Cheney built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Delabar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Cheney led in run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 108), home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 106), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 85). Steve Delabar held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 153 vs 135). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tom Cheney.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cheney and Steve Delabar

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.78
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.69
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.77
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.07
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
7.38
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
7.07
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.2
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.73
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.72
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
6.66
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
11.19
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.266
1.266
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.767
1.767
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.88
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981
38.26
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
38.74
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.94
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
4.33
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
4.39
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1730
33.41
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
32.73
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Tom Cheney and Steve Delabar

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
8.78
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.64
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.11
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.51
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.11
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.678
0.678
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cheney and Steve Delabar

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
474.51
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
600
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
521.57
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
11.06
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
90.2
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.37
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.29
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.25
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.61
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
32
125.49
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.82
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Steve Delabar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Delabar
Career
Per 600 PA