Luis Avilan vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Luis Avilan
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Avilan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Avilan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 3.72 and 1.332 for Ed Smith. By the career numbers, Luis Avilan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Avilan and Ed Smith

Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
11.64
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.65
67.65
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.72
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
7.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
8.9
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
37.91
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.61
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.79
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1314
33.41
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
34.1
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Luis Avilan and Ed Smith

Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
11.64
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.79
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
2.34
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
2.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Avilan and Ed Smith

Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
30533.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
600
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
514.29
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
8.53
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
2.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Luis Avilan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Avilan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA