Dewey Adkins vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey Adkins 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 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Charlie Smith

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
10.36
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.91
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Charlie Smith

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3087
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
9
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Charlie Smith

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
991.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
57.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
53.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
260.87
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA