Rick DeHart vs. Walter Johnson — Career Comparison

Rick DeHart
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walter Johnson
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Walter Johnson 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. Walter Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.17 and WHIP 1.061 compared to 6.14 and 1.889 for Rick DeHart. By the career numbers, Walter Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick DeHart and Walter Johnson

Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
1.22
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
1.01
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
0.63
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.42
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.91
59.91
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
0.81
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.17
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.05
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1424
2.17
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17744
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5914.2
9
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
11.57
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4913
7.48
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.86
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.15
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.57
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1363
2.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.43
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3509
5.34
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.24
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.31
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
42.71
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23642
35.97
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.2
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.57
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1902
2.89
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22076
33.59
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97

Fielding Stats for Rick DeHart and Walter Johnson

Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
7.07
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.04
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3114
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1038
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
2.53
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1352
11.72
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.46
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
14.71
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
14.25
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.017
2.017
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.72
14.72
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick DeHart and Walter Johnson

Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
933
222.41
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2324
553.99
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
130.39
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
92.49
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
22.41
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.77
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.72
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
37.9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225.36
53.72
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
189.51
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
159.71
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
57.45
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
60.79
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
112.51
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.78
57.63
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.1
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
26.22
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
99.88
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.01
6.01
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
16.69
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.1
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.95
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.05
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47