William Bell vs. Harry Smythe — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Harry Smythe
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Smythe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 6.4 and 1.901 for Harry Smythe. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Bell and Harry Smythe

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.49
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
6.4
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
10.06
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
13.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.06
10.06
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.61
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.92
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.614
0.614
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
43.41
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
8.26
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
1.901
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
39.51
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Harry Smythe

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.56
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.42
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Harry Smythe

William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
651.72
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
558.62
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.97
41.03
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
155.17
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
134.48
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
47.47
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
48
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.29
8.29
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA