Charlie Becker vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Charlie Becker
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Becker built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Becker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 5.6 and 1.581 for Josh Smith. By the career numbers, Charlie Becker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Becker and Josh Smith

Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.68
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.92
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
5.6
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
9.86
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
9.89
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.95
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
4.03
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.31
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
40.89
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
40.55
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.85
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.6
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.95
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
36.86
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
35.68
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Charlie Becker and Josh Smith

Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
27
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184.2
9
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.78
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.139
0.139
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Becker and Josh Smith

Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
346.15
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
2942.86
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.61
37.23
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
48.61
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
38.8
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Charlie Becker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Becker
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA