Jack Berly vs. Lee Smith — Career Comparison

Jack Berly
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jack Berly built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 5.02 and 1.593 for Jack Berly. By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Berly and Lee Smith

Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.69
27.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
10.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
4.1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
40.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
36.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Jack Berly and Lee Smith

Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
27
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289.1
9
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.17
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.092
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Berly and Lee Smith

Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
65
629.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
580.65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
540.85
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
96.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
96.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
14.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
96.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
6.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
174.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Jack Berly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Berly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA