Rick DeHart vs. Mal Eason — Career Comparison

Rick DeHart
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mal Eason
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mal Eason built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick DeHart as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mal Eason posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 6.14 and 1.889 for Rick DeHart. By the career numbers, Mal Eason had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick DeHart and Mal Eason

Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.18
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.34
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.69
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.03
33.03
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.85
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
3.42
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2854
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.1
9
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
11.57
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
9.72
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.86
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.57
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.75
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.43
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.59
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
42.71
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4011
37.95
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.57
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.87
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.14
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3678
34.8
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Rick DeHart and Mal Eason

Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.17
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2976
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.51
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.14
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.15
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
2.96
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.527
2.527
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick DeHart and Mal Eason

Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
206.35
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
600
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
565.08
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.25
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
63.49
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.76
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.87
10.91
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
73.02
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
85.71
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
26.98
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.81
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
50.79
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.45
-3.89
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.59
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.87
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
128.57
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.46
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Mal Eason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100