Dean Deetz vs. Virgil Trucks — Career Comparison

Dean Deetz
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Virgil Trucks
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Virgil Trucks 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. Virgil Trucks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.4 and 1.500 for Dean Deetz. By the career numbers, Virgil Trucks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dean Deetz and Virgil Trucks

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
1.73
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.1
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.59
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.45
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.73
56.73
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.44
63.44
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.42
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
3.39
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8047
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682.1
9
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
10.8
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
8.11
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.63
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
3.65
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1534
5.15
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.16
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
40.5
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11378
38.18
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
3.77
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
35.1
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10243
34.37
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Dean Deetz and Virgil Trucks

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
10.8
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
6.31
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
5.13
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
7.36
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
7.03
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.86
15.86
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Deetz and Virgil Trucks

Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
307.43
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
600
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
564.32
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
101.68
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
86.22
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.68
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.46
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.02
19.04
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
120.12
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
108.23
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.46
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
41.63
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
77.9
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.54
12.21
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.35
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
153
90.98
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
6.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
27.35
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.78
Dean Deetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
31
18.43
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Dean Deetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50