Gene Collins vs. Frank Smith — Career Comparison

Gene Collins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Smith posted a stronger line than Gene Collins. Frank Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.59 vs 5.21) and WHIP (1.166 vs 1.829). By the career numbers, Frank 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 Gene Collins and Frank Smith

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.78
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.4
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.01
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.55
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.44
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.6
55.6
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.03
72.03
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.21
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.59
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.189
0.189
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6822
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2274
9
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.39
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1975
7.82
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.07
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.68
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.07
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1051
4.16
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.26
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
45.47
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8431
33.37
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.7
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.53
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
33.87
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7714
30.53
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.47
45.47
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37

Fielding Stats for Gene Collins and Frank Smith

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.78
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.02
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5238
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746
9
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.87
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.25
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
4.03
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.19
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.84
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
5.09
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.37
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.9
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.676
2.676
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.49
55.49
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Collins and Frank Smith

Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
342.86
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
251.88
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
879
600
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
531.43
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
522.87
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
106.48
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
70.99
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
27.99
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.14
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.37
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
35.49
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
70.92
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67.66
46.18
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
150.85
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
159.04
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
55.29
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
58.02
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
111.95
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
73.77
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.76
46.94
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
8.87
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
43.69
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
217
148.12
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
24.57
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100