Luis Cabrera vs. Dick Niehaus — Career Comparison

Luis Cabrera
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Niehaus
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luis Cabrera built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Niehaus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Niehaus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 4.09 and 1.515 for Luis Cabrera. By the career numbers, Dick Niehaus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Cabrera and Dick Niehaus

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.2
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.09
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.77
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
10.64
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.09
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
4.19
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.36
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.06
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
39.43
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.85
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.45
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
5.97
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
35.73
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
35.1
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Luis Cabrera and Dick Niehaus

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.733
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Cabrera and Dick Niehaus

Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
675
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
510
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
105
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
51.52
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
59.3
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
210
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
67.96
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.39
65.88
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
180
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100