Rich DeLucia vs. Spec Shea — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spec Shea
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Spec Shea 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. Spec Shea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.426 compared to 4.62 and 1.465 for Rich DeLucia. By the career numbers, Spec Shea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Spec Shea

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.7
42.7
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.51
60.51
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.46
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.62
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.8
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2831
27
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943.2
9
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
8.51
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.63
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.31
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
4.74
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
3.44
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.18
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
39.2
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
38.87
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
5
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.32
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2346
33.84
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3560
33.95
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Spec Shea

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.62
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
13.75
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.45
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.81
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.51
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
12.69
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.46
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
12.27
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.19
96.19
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.31
15.31
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Spec Shea

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
195
347.18
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
530.56
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
103.26
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
80.12
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.24
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.15
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
23.79
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
32.81
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.09
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
138.87
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.63
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
108.61
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
35.65
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.45
32.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
33.83
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
63
112.17
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
5.35
5.35
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Spec Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
33.83
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.46
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Spec Shea
Career
Per 600 PA