Jamie Arnold vs. Herbert Smith — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herbert Smith
UnknownThrows LeftKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herbert 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. Jamie Arnold posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.73 and WHIP 1.652 compared to 6.1 and 1.548 for Herbert Smith. By the career numbers, Jamie Arnold had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Herbert Smith

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.18
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.73
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.83
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
38.32
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.73
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
33.53
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Herbert Smith

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.7
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Herbert Smith

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
42.58
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
48.02
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA