Clint Blume vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth 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 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. 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 Steve Smyth

Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
39.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Steve Smyth

Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Steve Smyth

Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA