Dick Niehaus vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Dick Niehaus
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Niehaus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Niehaus posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Dick Niehaus had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Niehaus and Bud Smith

Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
9.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
4.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
39.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
5.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
35.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Dick Niehaus and Bud Smith

Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Niehaus and Bud Smith

Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
675
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
510
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
59.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
210
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
65.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
180
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA