Steve Smyth vs. Dick Such — Career Comparison

Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Such
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Such as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Such posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 7.56 and WHIP 1.960 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Dick Such had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Smyth and Dick Such

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.78
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.81
23.81
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
8.1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.54
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
7.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
42.23
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
43.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.692
1.692
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
33.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.23
42.23
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02

Fielding Stats for Steve Smyth and Dick Such

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.78
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.81
23.81
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Smyth and Dick Such

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
942.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
39.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
36.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Such
Career
Per 600 PA