Joe Boehling vs. Rex Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Boehling
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rex Smith
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Boehling built a career as a starting pitcher and Rex Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Boehling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 5.5 and 2.111 for Rex Smith. By the career numbers, Joe Boehling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boehling and Rex Smith

Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.58
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.15
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.53
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.84
72.84
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.55
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.97
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2776
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925.1
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
8.37
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.75
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.85
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3810
37.06
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
44.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.8
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.111
2.111
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3386
32.93
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.5
44.5

Fielding Stats for Joe Boehling and Rex Smith

Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.17
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.309
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boehling and Rex Smith

Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
291.23
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
547.37
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
115.79
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
96.49
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.04
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.3
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.27
39.08
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
142.11
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
152.63
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
52.63
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.11
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
92.98
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.25
42.55
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.33
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
61
107.02
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.79
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.26
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA