Ken Ash vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Charlie Smith

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Charlie Smith

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3087
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Charlie Smith

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA