Ken Ash vs. Sherry Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sherry Smith
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sherry 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. Sherry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.303 compared to 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Sherry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Sherry Smith

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.98
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.52
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.05
60.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.62
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
3.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6158
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2052.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
9.8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.62
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.88
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.44
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8663
37.98
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
4.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
34.81
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8181
35.87
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Sherry Smith

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.069
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Sherry Smith

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
298.43
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
555.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
129.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
97.91
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.8
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.83
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
31.33
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.36
48.84
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
177.81
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
155.87
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
46.21
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
88.51
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.58
52.93
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
134
104.96
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.72
5.72
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14