Al Aber vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Bob Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Bob Smith

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.92
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.42
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.56
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.64
52.64
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.51
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
3.94
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
9.9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.68
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.91
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.845
0.845
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9652
38.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.63
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
35.41
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Bob Smith

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.56
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Bob Smith

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
248.3
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
565.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
28.78
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
22
112.82
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
51.53
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.55
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.41
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
105.41
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
17.4
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.81
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
17.07
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17