Les Backman vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Les Backman
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Smith posted a stronger line than Les Backman. Charlie Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.61) and WHIP (1.232 vs 1.453). By the career numbers, Charlie 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 Les Backman and Charlie Smith

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.73
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.66
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.32
55.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
3.61
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
244.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
9.69
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
3.39
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.8
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.8
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.688
0.688
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
37.68
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
34.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Les Backman and Charlie Smith

Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.73
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.553
1.553
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Backman and Charlie Smith

Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
331.76
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
74
522.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
42.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
20.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
127.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
12.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
197.65
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Les Backman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Backman
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA