Rich DeLucia vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

Rich DeLucia
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Theolic 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. Rich DeLucia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.465 compared to 4.95 and 1.511 for Theolic Smith. By the career numbers, Rich DeLucia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich DeLucia and Theolic Smith

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.6
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.74
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.69
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.71
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.95
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.51
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
10.38
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.31
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.51
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
4.31
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
7.24
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.93
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
39.2
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1588
40.3
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.15
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
6.22
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.38
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2346
33.84
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
35.75
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Rich DeLucia and Theolic Smith

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.62
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.59
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.71
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
27
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
521.1
9
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.51
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.46
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.36
95.36
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich DeLucia and Theolic Smith

Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
11294.12
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
234.89
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
502.98
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
102.13
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.32
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
23.79
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
165.96
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
5
176.47
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Rich DeLucia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
35.65
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.53
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Rich DeLucia
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75