William Bell vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, William Bell and Ed Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. William Bell had the edge in ERA (1.85 vs 3.72). By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for William Bell and Ed Smith

William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.05
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.72
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.08
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.62
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
38.38
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.68
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Ed Smith

William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.77
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Ed Smith

William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
600
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.31
41.03
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
47.47
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA