Joe DeBerry vs. Ted Wills — Career Comparison

Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wills
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe DeBerry built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wills as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe DeBerry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.24 and WHIP 1.642 compared to 5.46 and 1.674 for Ted Wills. By the career numbers, Joe DeBerry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe DeBerry and Ted Wills

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.69
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.24
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
5.46
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10.14
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.4
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.03
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.69
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
6.42
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.82
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
40.91
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.16
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.91
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.94
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.642
1.642
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
35.74
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Joe DeBerry and Ted Wills

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.64
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.17
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.98
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.494
0.494
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.66
15.66
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe DeBerry and Ted Wills

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
1028.57
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
538.78
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
21.03
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
52.66
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
14.06
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
56.94
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA