Tim Conroy vs. Dick Niehaus — Career Comparison

Tim Conroy
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Niehaus
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Conroy 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 4.69 and 1.575 for Tim Conroy. By the career numbers, Dick Niehaus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Conroy and Dick Niehaus

Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.6
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.2
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.62
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.59
52.59
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
4.69
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.77
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1400
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.2
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
8.45
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.09
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
5.48
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.19
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
5.92
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.06
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.6
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2081
40.13
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
39.43
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.85
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
5.38
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.97
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.71
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1756
33.87
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
35.1
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Tim Conroy and Dick Niehaus

Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.6
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466.2
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.85
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.35
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.12
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.733
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.59
52.59
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Conroy and Dick Niehaus

Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
1431.58
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
45
675
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
510
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
9.32
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
59.3
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
63.16
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
73.68
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
210
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
84.21
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-6.98
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
65.88
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
200
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
180
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100