Rich DeLucia vs. Hiroki Kuroda — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hiroki Kuroda
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hiroki Kuroda 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. Hiroki Kuroda led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 85), home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 75), and run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 87). Rich DeLucia held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 99). Role difference aside, Hiroki Kuroda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Hiroki Kuroda

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.45
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.54
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.7
42.7
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.62
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
3.45
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.51
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
8.56
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.88
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
4.31
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.99
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
6.73
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.969
0.969
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.45
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.26
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
39.2
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5444
37.15
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
5
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
3.85
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.29
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.23
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.62
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2346
33.84
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5037
34.37
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Hiroki Kuroda

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.45
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.44
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3957
27
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.25
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.51
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.91
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.46
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.19
96.19
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.53
99.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Hiroki Kuroda

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
212
500.79
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
494.12
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
493.7
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
49.61
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.24
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.36
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.36
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
23.79
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.16
7.47
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
51.97
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
80.31
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.54
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.09
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.62
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
35.65
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.57
-6.08
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
30.71
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
72
170.08
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Hiroki Kuroda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.59
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.72
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Hiroki Kuroda
Career
Per 600 PA