Bob Cain vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Cain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Smith posted a stronger line than Bob Cain. Bob Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.94 vs 4.5) and WHIP (1.399 vs 1.487). By the career numbers, Bob 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 Bob Cain and Bob Smith

Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.74
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.28
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.92
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.42
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.63
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.56
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.57
63.57
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.64
52.64
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.51
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
4.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
3.94
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.86
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
9.9
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
4.53
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.68
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.57
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2761
39.57
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9652
38.67
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.63
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
4.84
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.56
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2423
34.72
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Cain and Bob Smith

Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Cain and Bob Smith

Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
378.15
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
248.3
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
238
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
214
539.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
565.2
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
42
105.88
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
33
83.19
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.17
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
9
22.69
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
28.78
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
12.38
31.2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
52
131.09
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
56
141.18
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
51.53
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.29
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.55
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
105.88
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
105.41
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
12.44
31.35
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.29
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
17.4
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
113.45
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.81
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
17.07
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Bob Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17