Jim Brosnan vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Brosnan
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Brosnan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 3.54 and 1.379 for Jim Brosnan. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Brosnan and Charlie Smith

Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
4.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.92
53.92
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
3.54
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2494
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
831.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
8.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.87
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
3.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
5.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3510
38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
3.85
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.92
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3189
34.52
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Jim Brosnan and Charlie Smith

Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
4.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2494
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
831.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.64
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
2.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
2.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.24
96.24
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.533
0.533
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Brosnan and Charlie Smith

Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
1178.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
196
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
177
541.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
82.65
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
45.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.61
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
25.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
128.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
104.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.61
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
14.65
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
165.31
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brosnan
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA