Wayland Dean vs. Dick Rozek — Career Comparison

Wayland Dean
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Rozek
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wayland Dean built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Rozek as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Rozek posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.55 and WHIP 1.837 compared to 4.87 and 1.538 for Wayland Dean. By the career numbers, Dick Rozek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wayland Dean and Dick Rozek

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.78
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.55
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.11
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.5
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.87
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.55
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1457
27
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485.2
9
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
10.36
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.95
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.57
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.48
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.58
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
2.72
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.58
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
40.29
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
43.12
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.93
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
5.89
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.79
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.538
1.538
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
36.56
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
35.27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.29
40.29
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12

Fielding Stats for Wayland Dean and Dick Rozek

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
222.75
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
9
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.64
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.573
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wayland Dean and Dick Rozek

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
362.86
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
1414.29
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
560
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.69
64.81
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.08
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
220
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
168.57
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
68.57
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
88.57
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.08
68.79
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-10.7
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.71
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
134.29
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
342.86
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA