Dizzy Dean vs. Jake Reed — Career Comparison

Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Jake Reed
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dizzy Dean built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dizzy Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 7.57 and 1.610 for Jake Reed. By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dizzy Dean and Jake Reed

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.38
64.38
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
8.78
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.62
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
5.32
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7691
35.18
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
36.88
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Dean and Jake Reed

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.32
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.103
0.103
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Dean and Jake Reed

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
561.62
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.05
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
104
81.46
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA