Mike Duvall vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Duvall
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Duvall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 4.76 and 1.863 for Mike Duvall. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Duvall and Ford Smith

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.76
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.94
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.65
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
42.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.29
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.04
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.843
1.843
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
35.65
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Mike Duvall and Ford Smith

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.84
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.35
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
2.18
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Duvall and Ford Smith

Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
31800
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.54
54.21
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
170.93
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.85
58.77
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.37
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA