Elden Auker vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Smith posted a stronger line than Elden Auker. Ed Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.72 vs 4.42) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.495). By the career numbers, Ed Smith 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 Elden Auker and Ed Smith

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.05
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.46
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.38
78.38
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.58
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.59
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
3.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
2.72
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.662
0.662
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.18
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
5.07
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Ed Smith

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Ed Smith

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
272.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
535.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
100.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
77.3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
6.89
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.05
35.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
133.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
55.87
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
55.1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
106.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.57
34.11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
177.55
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA