Rich DeLucia vs. Dick Starr — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Starr 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. Rich DeLucia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.465 compared to 5.25 and 1.706 for Dick Starr. By the career numbers, Rich DeLucia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Dick Starr

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.63
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
5.25
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.51
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
10.18
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.04
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.31
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
39.2
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
41.31
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
5
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
6.01
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2346
33.84
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
35.88
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Dick Starr

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.71
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.02
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.51
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.46
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.31
15.31
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Dick Starr

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
94
499.12
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
515.04
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
23.79
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.27
22.65
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
100.88
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
132.74
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
69.03
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
35.65
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
17.09
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
53.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
36
191.15
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0