Ken Ash vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Smith
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ken Ash posted a stronger line than Willie Smith. Ken Ash posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.96 vs 6.31) and WHIP (1.469 vs 2.026). By the career numbers, Ken Ash had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Willie Smith

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.07
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.16
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.73
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.64
23.64
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.96
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.31
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
9.93
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
12.62
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.62
12.62
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.26
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.62
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.45
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
44.88
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
6.08
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.77
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.987
1.987
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
34.81
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
39.27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.88
44.88

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Willie Smith

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.16
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Willie Smith

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
575
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-19.17
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
8
100
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA