Bill Donovan vs. Frank Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Donovan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Bill Donovan. Frank Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.59 vs 2.69) and WHIP (1.166 vs 1.245). 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 Bill Donovan and Frank Smith

Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
1.15
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.4
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
0.99
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.01
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.56
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.55
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.42
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.44
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.1
57.1
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.6
55.6
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.51
86.51
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.03
72.03
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.88
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.73
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.11
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
2.69
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.59
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8894
27
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6822
27
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2964.2
9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2274
9
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2631
7.99
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
7.82
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.68
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
4.71
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1051
4.16
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.26
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12201
37.04
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8431
33.37
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.15
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.31
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1212
3.68
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.53
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11052
33.55
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7714
30.53
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37

Fielding Stats for Bill Donovan and Frank Smith

Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
1.24
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.58
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.02
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9645
27
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5238
27
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3215
9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1746
9
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
1.08
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.87
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
1.91
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
4.03
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
3.17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
5.09
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1069
2.99
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.9
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.27
94.27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.408
2.408
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.676
2.676
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.62
46.62
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.49
55.49
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Donovan and Frank Smith

Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
191.25
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
251.88
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1440
600
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
879
600
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
542.5
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
766
522.87
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
104.58
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
106.48
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
84.58
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
104
70.99
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.99
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.58
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.14
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.92
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.37
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
48
20
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.49
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89.56
37.32
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.66
46.18
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
135
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
150.85
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
139.17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
159.04
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
59.17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
81
55.29
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
39.58
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
58.02
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
95.83
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
111.95
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89.85
37.44
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68.76
46.94
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.87
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
32.08
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
43.69
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
142.5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
148.12
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
22.92
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
24.57
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
15
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.05
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
15
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.05
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100