Mike Duvall vs. Ollie Smith — Career Comparison

Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie 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. Mike Duvall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.863 compared to 9.64 and 2.786 for Ollie Smith. By the career numbers, Mike Duvall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Duvall and Ollie Smith

Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.76
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
10.94
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
19.29
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.94
10.94
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.29
19.29
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.65
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
42.18
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
52.07
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.29
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
35.65
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
46.29
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.18
42.18
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.07
52.07

Fielding Stats for Mike Duvall and Ollie Smith

Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Duvall and Ollie Smith

Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
31800
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
93.62
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.56
112.48
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Duvall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA