Jamie Arnold vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth 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 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. 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 Steve Smyth

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
41.04
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.04
41.04
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Steve Smyth

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Steve Smyth

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA