Jimmie DeShong vs. Mike Walters — Career Comparison

Jimmie DeShong
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Walters
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmie DeShong built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Walters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Walters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.420 compared to 5.08 and 1.604 for Jimmie DeShong. By the career numbers, Mike Walters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Mike Walters

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.8
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.7
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.48
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
5.08
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.99
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2618
27
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.2
9
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
9.98
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
8.49
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.61
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
4.46
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.48
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.82
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.17
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3944
40.68
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
37.74
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.35
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
5.78
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.6
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.33
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3500
36.1
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
32.93
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Mike Walters

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.7
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
27
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
9
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.23
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.64
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.64
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Mike Walters

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
306.09
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
46
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
600
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
509.57
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
100.87
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
90.43
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.48
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.96
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.43
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.83
36.23
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.26
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
158.26
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.87
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
43.48
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
104.35
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.54
42.68
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.65
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
41
71.3
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.41
8.41
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.04
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.74
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA