Sean Doolittle vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.2 and 1.045 for Sean Doolittle. By the career numbers, Harry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Harry Smith

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.2
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.06
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1801
35.97
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
3.34
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1665
33.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.97
35.97
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Harry Smith

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1352
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450.2
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.74
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Harry Smith

Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-23.84
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA