Jamie Arnold vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Smith
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hal Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Hal Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Hal Smith

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
2.19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.07
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.02
49.02
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9.94
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.49
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.53
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
39
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.6
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.39
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Hal Smith

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108.1
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Hal Smith

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
425
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
558.33
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.05
8.75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
75
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.33
-11.05
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
208.33
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA