Tommy Byrne vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Byrne built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Byrne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, Tommy Byrne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Byrne and Roy Smith

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.46
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
4.11
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
6.85
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
5.06
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6181
40.84
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.55
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.84
40.84
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Tommy Byrne and Roy Smith

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.42
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.01
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Byrne and Roy Smith

Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
345.34
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
550.53
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.99
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
87.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
43.97
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.59
60.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
168.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
61.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
126
115.42
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA