Dean Deetz vs. Hiroki Kuroda — Career Comparison

Dean Deetz
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hiroki Kuroda
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hiroki Kuroda built a career as a starting pitcher and Dean Deetz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hiroki Kuroda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.196 compared to 5.4 and 1.500 for Dean Deetz. By the career numbers, Hiroki Kuroda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dean Deetz and Hiroki Kuroda

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.45
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.45
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
8.56
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.88
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.99
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
6.73
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.969
0.969
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.45
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.26
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
40.5
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5444
37.15
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
3.85
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.29
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.62
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
35.1
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5037
34.37
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15

Fielding Stats for Dean Deetz and Hiroki Kuroda

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.45
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.25
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.91
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.86
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Deetz and Hiroki Kuroda

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
500.79
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
600
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
493.7
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
49.61
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.24
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.36
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.36
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.16
7.47
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.97
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
80.31
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.54
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.09
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.62
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.57
-6.08
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.71
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
72
170.08
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.72
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA