Gibson Alba vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Gibson Alba
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Smith
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Gibson Alba posted a stronger line than Willie Smith. Gibson Alba posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.7 vs 6.31) and WHIP (0.900 vs 2.026). By the career numbers, Gibson Alba had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Gibson Alba and Willie Smith

Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.16
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
6.31
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.091
0.091
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
12.62
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.62
12.62
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.26
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.45
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
37.8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
44.88
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
5.4
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
8.77
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.987
1.987
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
29.7
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
39.27
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.88
44.88

Fielding Stats for Gibson Alba and Willie Smith

Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.16
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.4
Gibson Alba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.4
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gibson Alba and Willie Smith

Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
5.34
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-19.17
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gibson Alba
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA