Rich DeLucia vs. Tully Sparks — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tully Sparks
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tully Sparks 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. Tully Sparks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 4.62 and 1.465 for Rich DeLucia. By the career numbers, Tully Sparks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Tully Sparks

Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.21
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.04
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.46
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.7
42.7
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.9
46.9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.99
85.99
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.78
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.62
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.82
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7031
27
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2343.2
9
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.51
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2250
8.64
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
4.31
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.42
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
0.602
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
39.2
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9583
36.8
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
5
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
4.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2346
33.84
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8866
34.05
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Tully Sparks

Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.21
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.71
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.65
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7011
27
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.41
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
2.09
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.18
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.51
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.68
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.46
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
2.51
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.4
93.4
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.073
2.073
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.82
53.82
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Tully Sparks

Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
314
212.4
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
801
541.83
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
62.23
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
48.7
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.82
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
13.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
23.79
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.88
14.8
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
78.47
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
99.44
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
30.44
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.73
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
58.17
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
35.65
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.69
2.5
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.03
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
35.17
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
203
137.32
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4.37
4.37
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
20.97
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Tully Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Tully Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA