Bob Anderson vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Smith posted a stronger line than Bob Anderson. Ed Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.72 vs 4.26) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.437). By the career numbers, Ed Smith 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 Bob Anderson and Ed Smith

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
5.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3634
38.9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.66
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
4.82
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Ed Smith

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.64
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.2
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.77
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
2.4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.2
94.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.858
0.858
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Ed Smith

Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
540.88
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
538.69
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
72.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.34
18.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
94.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
98.54
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
39.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
6.18
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
21.9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
234.31
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA