Rich DeLucia vs. Bill Sherdel — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Sherdel
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Sherdel 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 Sherdel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.62 and 1.465 for Rich DeLucia. By the career numbers, Bill Sherdel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Bill Sherdel

Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
1.71
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
0.9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.55
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.48
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.7
42.7
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.92
52.92
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.62
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
3.72
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8128
27
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709.1
9
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.51
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3018
10.03
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.49
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
4.31
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.2
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
2.79
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.554
0.554
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
39.2
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11604
38.55
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
5
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
4.4
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2346
33.84
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10889
36.17
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Bill Sherdel

Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.71
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
9
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.02
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.51
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.46
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.203
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.31
15.31
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Bill Sherdel

Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
308.43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
539.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
120.22
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
92.7
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.66
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.81
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
23.79
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.87
45.99
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
160.67
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
156.18
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
53.93
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.19
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
35.65
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.37
50.21
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
35.39
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
24.72
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67