Ray Herbert vs. Randy Niemann — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Randy Niemann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Herbert built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Niemann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Randy Niemann led in home run suppression (HR9+ 294 vs 85), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 96), and strikeout rate (K%+ 80 vs 78). Ray Herbert held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 108). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Randy Niemann.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Randy Niemann

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.5
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.29
49.29
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
4.01
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.64
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2000
9.57
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9.86
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.69
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.59
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8010
38.32
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
39.82
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.62
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
4.43
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.86
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
34.78
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Randy Niemann

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.64
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.67
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.39
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.39
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Randy Niemann

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
2218.18
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
545.45
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
100
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
73.39
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
32.79
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.1
34.04
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
46.1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
4.71
4.71
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.93
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA