Robbie Erlin vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Robbie Erlin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Smith
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robbie Erlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.87 and 1.297 for Robbie Erlin. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robbie Erlin and Joe Smith

Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.65
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
4.87
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.14
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9.77
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.71
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.78
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.84
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
3
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
7.24
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.86
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1435
37.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3150
37.19
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.08
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.41
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.79
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.86
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
35.22
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2821
33.3
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Robbie Erlin and Joe Smith

Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.21
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.91
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.61
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.53
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.25
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.08
95.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.496
0.496
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robbie Erlin and Joe Smith

Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
118
874.07
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
259800
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
533.33
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
7.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
81.48
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-8.76
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
192.59
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
44.44
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA