Joe DeBerry vs. Rip Wheeler — Career Comparison

Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rip Wheeler
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe DeBerry built a career as a starting pitcher and Rip Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rip Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 5.24 and 1.642 for Joe DeBerry. By the career numbers, Rip Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe DeBerry and Rip Wheeler

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.69
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.37
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.24
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.18
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9.6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.03
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.02
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.75
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.46
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.642
0.642
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
37.93
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.25
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.91
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.94
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
35.63
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Joe DeBerry and Rip Wheeler

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.382
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe DeBerry and Rip Wheeler

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
485.71
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
21.03
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.37
19.6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
14.06
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
18.72
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA