Buster Narum vs. Dick Pole — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Pole
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buster Narum and Dick Pole are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 81 for Buster Narum and 81 for Dick Pole, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 83 and 86 respectively. If forced to pick, Dick Pole gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Dick Pole

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.42
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.63
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
5.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.03
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
10.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.99
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1735
39.37
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2351
39.85
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.95
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
5.58
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.85
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1546
35.08
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
35.46
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Dick Pole

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.51
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.61
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.11
63.11
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Dick Pole

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
73200
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.78
-21.91
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Dick Pole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
1.87
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Pole
Career
Per 600 PA