Red Anderson vs. Brian Smith — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.602 compared to 10.38 and 1.846 for Brian Smith. By the career numbers, Red Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Anderson and Brian Smith

Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.37
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
4.35
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136.2
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
9.88
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
12.46
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.54
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.63
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
39.91
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
41.54
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
5.53
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
35.1
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
33.23
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Red Anderson and Brian Smith

Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
27
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
9
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Anderson and Brian Smith

Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
502.33
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
544.19
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
57.46
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
70.03
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA