Ricky Bottalico vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Ricky Bottalico
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Bottalico as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 3.99 and 1.443 for Ricky Bottalico. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Fred Smith

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.6
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.66
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.99
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
8.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.49
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
8.23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.64
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
33.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
34.59
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Fred Smith

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.94
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.49
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.2
97.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Fred Smith

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
18733.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
372.41
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
12.93
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-16.58
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.67
-13.91
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100