Curly Brown vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Curly Brown
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ford Smith posted a stronger line than Curly Brown. Ford Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.37 vs 4.2) and WHIP (1.115 vs 1.391). By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Curly Brown and Ford Smith

Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.96
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.02
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
3.5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.64
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
38.54
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.05
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
6.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
34.62
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Curly Brown and Ford Smith

Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.29
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curly Brown and Ford Smith

Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
379.59
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
129.07
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
90.7
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
36.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
134.69
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
40.6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
9
110.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5.44
5.44
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA