James Edwards vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

James Edwards
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Edwards built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James Edwards posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, James Edwards had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Edwards and Roy Smith

James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.23
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.91
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.4
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.27
41.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
4.37
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1753
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
10.26
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
10.07
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.28
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
3.25
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2663
41.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.65
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
5.54
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2372
36.53
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for James Edwards and Roy Smith

James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
27
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.1
9
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.117
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Edwards and Roy Smith

James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
448.45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
569.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
74.23
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
71.13
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
10.49
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
77.32
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
83.51
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.84
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1
-3.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.19
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
36
111.34
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
James Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.65
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA