Al Aber vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie 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. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Charlie Smith

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.91
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.845
0.845
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Charlie Smith

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
2.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
2.98
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Charlie Smith

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
210.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA