Mike DeJean vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Mike DeJean
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike DeJean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.3 and 1.590 for Mike DeJean. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike DeJean and Bill Ricks

Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
8.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
9.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
4.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
6.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.58
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2765
39.92
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
4.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.85
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2394
34.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Mike DeJean and Bill Ricks

Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
8.16
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
2.05
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike DeJean and Bill Ricks

Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
18933.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
2.59
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-44.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike DeJean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike DeJean
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA