Blaine Beatty vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Blaine Beatty
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred 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 2.85 and 1.336 for Fred 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 Fred Smith

Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.85
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.04
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
9.49
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.45
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.74
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
38.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
4.64
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
33.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
34.59
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Blaine Beatty and Fred Smith

Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Beatty and Fred Smith

Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2100
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
372.41
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
579.31
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100