Travis Baptist vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Baptist as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Ford Smith

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Ford Smith

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.84
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.35
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
2.18
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Ford Smith

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
219.77
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA