Don Newcombe vs. Chick Smith — Career Comparison

Don Newcombe
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Chick Smith
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Newcombe built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Newcombe posted a career ERA of 3.57 against Chick Smith's 3.57, with WHIP of 1.217 and 1.472 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Newcombe and Chick Smith

Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.44
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.22
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.61
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.38
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.45
61.45
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.96
84.96
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
3.57
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6741
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2185
8.75
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.02
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.11
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1185
4.75
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.6
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.14
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.25
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
39.23
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
4.03
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.08
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8728
34.96
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
33.62
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Don Newcombe and Chick Smith

Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.21
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.25
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4390
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463.1
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.99
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.1
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.22
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
3.09
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.55
56.55
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.17
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Don Newcombe and Chick Smith

Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
273.52
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1031
600
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
916
533.07
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
143.16
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
112.9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.79
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.73
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
30.26
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112.37
65.4
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
192.63
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
198.45
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
57.61
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.43
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.32
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.31
72.34
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-49.38
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.91
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
52.38
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
85.55
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
7.01
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
9.89
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.89
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.16
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA