Dennis DeBarr vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Dennis DeBarr
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis DeBarr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Warren Spahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 5.91 and 1.734 for Dennis DeBarr. By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis DeBarr and Warren Spahn

Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.91
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.23
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.23
12.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.38
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
4.43
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
41.34
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
36.28
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Dennis DeBarr and Warren Spahn

Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.91
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.18
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis DeBarr and Warren Spahn

Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
228.61
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2055
600
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67