Jamie Arnold vs. Mike Smithson — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Smithson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Smithson 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. Mike Smithson led in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 46), walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 94), and run prevention (ERA+ 84 vs 79). Jamie Arnold held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 320 vs 71). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Smithson.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Mike Smithson

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.91
46.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
4.58
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1473
9.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.54
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.29
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.48
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5861
38.89
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.94
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.7
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
35.33
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Mike Smithson

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Mike Smithson

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA