Rich DeLucia vs. Herb Smith — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Herb Smith 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. Herb Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 4.62 and 1.465 for Rich DeLucia. By the career numbers, Herb Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Herb Smith

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.46
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.7
42.7
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.62
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.06
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135.1
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
8.51
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.58
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.31
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.39
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.26
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
39.2
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
39.3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
5
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.38
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.8
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
33.84
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
33.32
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Herb Smith

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.47
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.69
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.51
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.46
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Herb Smith

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
251.61
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
494.12
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
425.81
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
23.79
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
34.55
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
164.52
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
58.06
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
35.65
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
45.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA