Blaine Beatty vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Blaine Beatty
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Smith
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal 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 3.77 and 1.352 for Hal 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 Hal Smith

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
2.19
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.07
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.02
49.02
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.77
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.04
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9.94
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.45
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.23
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.74
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.53
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
38.49
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
39
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.8
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
33.89
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.39
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Blaine Beatty and Hal Smith

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.02
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.2
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.3
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Beatty and Hal Smith

Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2100
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
425
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
558.33
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.05
8.75
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
75
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.33
-11.05
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
208.33
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Beatty
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA