Blaine Beatty vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Blaine Beatty
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Blaine Beatty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Blaine Beatty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.3 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 2.37 and 1.115 for Ford Smith. By the career numbers, Blaine Beatty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaine Beatty and Ford Smith

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.37
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.04
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.45
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.74
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
38.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.07
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
33.89
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Blaine Beatty and Ford Smith

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.84
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
2.18
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Beatty and Ford Smith

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2100
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
129.07
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
90.7
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.54
54.21
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
177.91
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
170.93
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.85
58.77
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA