Steve Smyth vs. Dick Strahs — Career Comparison

Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Strahs
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Strahs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Strahs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.65 and WHIP 1.674 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Dick Strahs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Smyth and Dick Strahs

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.65
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
42.23
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
42.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.674
1.674
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
37.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.23
42.23
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7

Fielding Stats for Steve Smyth and Dick Strahs

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.65
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Smyth and Dick Strahs

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2700
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
10.54
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dick Strahs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Strahs
Career
Per 600 PA