Wilbur Cooper vs. Rick DeHart — Career Comparison

Wilbur Cooper
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick DeHart
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wilbur Cooper 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. Wilbur Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 6.14 and 1.889 for Rick DeHart. By the career numbers, Wilbur Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilbur Cooper and Rick DeHart

Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
1.34
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.06
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.56
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
0.46
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.92
78.92
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.72
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.89
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10440
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3480
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3415
8.83
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
11.57
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.27
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.86
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
2.21
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.57
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
3.24
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.43
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.26
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14377
37.18
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
42.71
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
3.64
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.57
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13424
34.72
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.14
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71

Fielding Stats for Wilbur Cooper and Rick DeHart

Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
27
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.709
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.393
0.393
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilbur Cooper and Rick DeHart

Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
237.54
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1316
600
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1227
559.42
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
133.59
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
107.6
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
15.5
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.75
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.74
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
25.99
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.91
46.92
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
172.8
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
156.84
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
50.61
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
48.33
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
96.2
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.74
52.77
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.82
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
21.43
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
63.83
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.4
9.4
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.33
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.47
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.1
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
9.57
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA