Fred Anderson vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Fred Anderson posted a stronger line than Ed Smith. Fred Anderson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.86 vs 3.72) and WHIP (1.175 vs 1.332). By the career numbers, Fred Anderson 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 Fred Anderson and Ed Smith

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.62
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.04
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.04
64.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
8.9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.08
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.69
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
37.65
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
34.1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Ed Smith

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.05
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.89
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
3.54
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.629
1.629
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Ed Smith

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
321.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.21
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.05
14.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
87.5
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.79
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA