Bill Bell vs. Devin Smeltzer — Career Comparison

Bill Bell
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Devin Smeltzer
MillenialNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Devin Smeltzer built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Bell posted a career ERA of 4.32 against Devin Smeltzer's 4.32, with WHIP of 1.800 and 1.275 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bell and Devin Smeltzer

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.11
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
4.32
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.64
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
9.2
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.66
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.21
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.943
0.943
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
43.74
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
678
37.59
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.61
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.66
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
36.18
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
34.6
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.74
43.74
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Bill Bell and Devin Smeltzer

Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.11
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.72
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.395
0.395
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bell and Devin Smeltzer

Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.44
-66.4
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Devin Smeltzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Devin Smeltzer
Career
Per 600 PA