Rich DeLucia vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill James built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich DeLucia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.28 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 4.62 and 1.465 for Rich DeLucia. By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Bill James

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.7
42.7
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
8.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
4.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
4.2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
39.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
33.84
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Bill James

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.71
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.02
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.46
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.31
15.31
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Bill James

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
23.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
140
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
51.43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
35.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
44
125.71
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100