Rich Gossage and Willie Smith Comparison

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Rich Gossage Willie Smith
Bats Right Left
Throws Right Left
Position Relief Pitcher Left Field
Generation Baby Boomers The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame Yes No

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Willie Smith

Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1002
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
124
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
124
Career
162 Game Avg.
107
107
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
107
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.68
53.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
33.33
53.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Willie Smith
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
310
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
21
Career
162 Game Avg.
605
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.01
3.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
3.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.98
2.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.13
2.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.49
3.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.44
3.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.228
0.228
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.258
0.228
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5428
368
Career
162 Game Avg.
183
368
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1809.33
122.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
61
122.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
1497
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7.45
7.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.85
7.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.59
0.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.03
0.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.12
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
732
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.64
3.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.54
3.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1502
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
39
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.47
7.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.75
7.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.5
1.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.34
1.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.235
1.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.033
1.235
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7507
509
Career
162 Game Avg.
258
509
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
681
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
670
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
26
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.33
3.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.84
3.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
7
Willie Smith
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
8
Willie Smith
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.232
1.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.377
1.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6555
445
Career
162 Game Avg.
233
445
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.67
0.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.9
0.67
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.276
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.273
0.276
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.34
37.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.07
37.34

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Willie Smith

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162 Game Avg.
22
3.56
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
3.56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1002
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
461
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
5.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
365
5.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
5428
877.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9726
877.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
1809.33
292.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3242
292.53
Career
162 Game Avg.
78
12.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1105
12.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
180
29.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
29.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
3.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
3.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
279
45.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1184
45.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
258
41.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1168
41.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
92.47
92.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.65
92.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.534
0.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
66
1.78
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Willie Smith

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162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1003
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
691
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
93
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1794
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
85
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1654
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.248
0.106
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.312
0.312
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.705
0.312
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
410
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
280
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
63
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
130
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.028
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.112
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.2
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
197.11
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
653
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
526
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.293
0.14
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.118
0.118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.395
0.118
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.688
0.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.012
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.147
0.012
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.092
0.092
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.231
0.092
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.179
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.614
0.179
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.188
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.272
0.188
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
171
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
211
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
336
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
-1.9
-0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
198.74
-0.31
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
107
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
37
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
284
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.51
2.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.32
2.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.38
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
36
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55.56
0