Rick Aguilera vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Rick Aguilera
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Aguilera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Aguilera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Rick Aguilera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Aguilera and Steve Smyth

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.56
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.5
51.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
8.59
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.96
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.45
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.29
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
7.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.54
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.069
1.069
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.37
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5391
37.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
3.88
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.96
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4919
34.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Rick Aguilera and Steve Smyth

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.69
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.23
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.96
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.377
0.377
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Aguilera and Steve Smyth

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
2746.58
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
518.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
104.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.99
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
37.4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
149.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
126.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
44.72
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
40.99
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
36.97
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
37
137.89
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
59.63
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA