Joe Cowley vs. Rick DeHart — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick DeHart
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cowley 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. Joe Cowley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 6.14 and 1.889 for Rick DeHart. By the career numbers, Joe Cowley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and Rick DeHart

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.2
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
11.57
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.32
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.86
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
4.45
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
6.37
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.43
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.202
1.202
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2026
38.85
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
42.71
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
4.66
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.57
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
33.73
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.14
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and Rick DeHart

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.69
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.96
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.76
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and Rick DeHart

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
3031.58
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA