Clint Blume vs. Al Smith — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Smith
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.72 and 1.380 for Al Smith. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Al Smith

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.93
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.5
49.5
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.74
56.74
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
3.72
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4987
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662.1
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
9.24
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.51
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7112
38.5
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
4.48
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6493
35.15
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Al Smith

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.13
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.185
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Al Smith

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
353.69
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
535
527.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
100.49
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.71
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.82
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.78
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.63
30.18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
120.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
154.68
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
47.29
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.44
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
82.76
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.32
31.85
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.94
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
50.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
106
104.43
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.72
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
17.73
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA