Joe Beimel vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Beimel
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beimel 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 4.06 and 1.534 for Joe Beimel. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beimel and Charlie Smith

Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
8.95
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
4.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2040
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
9.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.87
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
5.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
39.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.71
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
4.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Beimel and Charlie Smith

Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
8.95
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2040
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.53
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.89
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
2.42
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.33
94.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beimel and Charlie Smith

Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
7664.15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
45
509.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
31.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
37.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
215.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beimel
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA