Tom Dettore vs. Jack Russell — Career Comparison

Tom Dettore
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Russell
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jack Russell built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Dettore as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Russell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 5.21 and 1.586 for Tom Dettore. By the career numbers, Jack Russell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Dettore and Jack Russell

Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.41
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
2.44
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.75
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.8
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.37
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.55
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.62
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.06
22.06
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.68
32.68
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.31
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.21
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
4.46
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6152
27
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050.2
9
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
9.82
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2454
10.77
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.77
10.77
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.8
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.36
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
3.91
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.51
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.55
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.31
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.83
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.482
0.482
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.9
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
40.78
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9020
39.59
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.15
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.92
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
6.16
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.21
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.9
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
35.32
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8420
36.95
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Tom Dettore and Jack Russell

Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.41
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.75
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
27
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179.2
9
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.15
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.25
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.15
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
742
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.36
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.332
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.06
22.06
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Dettore and Jack Russell

Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
755.56
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
510.26
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
600
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
48
533.33
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
542.82
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
122.22
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
90.62
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
66.86
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.96
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.92
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
23.75
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
36.54
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.89
28.06
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
133.33
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
124.05
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
166.67
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
122.29
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
57.18
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
35.19
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
91.5
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
43.77
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.98
23.73
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
31.67
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
144.44
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
213
187.39
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.51
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.76
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100