Randy Niemann vs. Tom Smith — Career Comparison

Randy Niemann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Smith
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Randy Niemann posted a stronger line than Tom Smith. Randy Niemann posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.64 vs 6.33) and WHIP (1.565 vs 1.848). By the career numbers, Randy Niemann had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Randy Niemann and Tom Smith

Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.63
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.64
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
6.33
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
9.86
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
10.83
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.69
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.8
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.59
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.48
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.5
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.11
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
39.82
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
43.7
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.62
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
5.04
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9.39
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.86
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
34.78
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
36.78
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.7
43.7

Fielding Stats for Randy Niemann and Tom Smith

Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.55
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.45
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
27
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.72
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.98
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.67
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.71
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.39
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.8
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.39
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.7
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.18
97.18
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.379
2.379
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Niemann and Tom Smith

Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
2218.18
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
204.71
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
545.45
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
536.47
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.606
0.606
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
120
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
32.79
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.09
50.03
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
183.53
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
46.1
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.99
56.42
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
127.27
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
4.71
4.71
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.08
7.08
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA