King Cole vs. Rex Smith — Career Comparison

King Cole
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rex Smith
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

King Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Rex Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. King Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.5 and 2.111 for Rex Smith. By the career numbers, King Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Cole and Rex Smith

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.59
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.69
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.47
67.47
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.89
65.89
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.58
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.12
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2192
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730.2
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
8.09
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
4.08
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.67
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.31
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.32
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3001
36.96
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
44.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.81
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.111
2.111
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
32.57
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.5
44.5

Fielding Stats for King Cole and Rex Smith

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.66
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.08
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
6.65
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.8
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.88
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
7.08
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.91
89.91
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.26
23.26
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Cole and Rex Smith

King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
287.82
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
600
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
551.29
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
95.2
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
77.49
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.07
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
25.21
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
119.56
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
115.13
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.64
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.42
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
73.06
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.83
21.77
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.5
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
80
177.12
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
3.39
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.78
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.43
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA