How Frank Smith's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Frank Smith totaled 210 career Earned Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 126.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1956, posting 4, well below the relief pitcher average of 28.5 that year. The highest point came in 1952 at 51, well above the relief pitcher average of 26.2 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 24 in 1954 to 14 in 1955 and 4 in 1956, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 4 to 51 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Frank Smith Lifetime Earned Runs

Stats similar to Earned Runs for Frank Smith
Frank Smith
Earned Runs
Career210
Season Avg.30
162 Game Avg.125.54
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Frank Smith Earned Runs Per Season

Frank Smith's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Frank Smith Earned Runs per season line chart

Frank Smith Earned Runs by Team

Frank Smith's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Frank Smith career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Frank Smith Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Frank Smith's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Frank Smith Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Frank Smith Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Frank Smith's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Frank Smith Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Frank Smith Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Frank Smith's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Frank Smith Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table