Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bagby Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Roy Smith

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.64
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.26
50.26
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.35
65.35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.96
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
9.8
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.53
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.28
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7266
39.24
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.59
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6630
35.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Roy Smith

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.1
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Roy Smith

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
291.4
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
561.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.48
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.82
33.32
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
152.94
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
136.65
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
53.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
36.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.24
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
68
61.54
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.67
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA