Rudy Arias vs. Pete Smith — Career Comparison

Rudy Arias
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Smith
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arias as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Arias posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 6.75 and 1.500 for Pete Smith. By the career numbers, Rudy Arias had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arias and Pete Smith

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.09
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.75
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.68
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.86
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.73
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.91
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
38.09
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.7
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.75
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.61
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
34.23
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arias and Pete Smith

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.93
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arias and Pete Smith

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1400
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-60
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA