Don Carman vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Don Carman built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith 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 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.11 and 1.380 for Don Carman. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and Fred Smith

Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.07
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.82
29.82
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.29
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
8.59
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.69
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
5.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3936
38.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
38.49
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
4.51
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.88
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.42
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3461
33.8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and Fred Smith

Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and Fred Smith

Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
858.58
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
57.78
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.82
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.11
-35.42
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
75
188.28
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.29
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.51
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100