Luke Bard vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Bard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Charlie Smith

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
37.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Charlie Smith

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.218
0.218
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Charlie Smith

Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.94
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA