Luis DeLeon vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Luis DeLeon
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational 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 Luis DeLeon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis DeLeon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 3.23 and 1.329 for Bill Ricks. By the career numbers, Luis DeLeon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis DeLeon and Bill Ricks

Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.86
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.23
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
334.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
7.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.28
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
6.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
36.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1492
38.55
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.77
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.26
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1226
33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
34.26
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Luis DeLeon and Bill Ricks

Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5.57
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
334.1
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.59
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.62
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis DeLeon and Bill Ricks

Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
2985.71
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
35
500
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
12.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-0.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
19
271.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA