Nino Espinosa vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Smith
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nino Espinosa 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 77). Nino Espinosa held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 98). Role difference aside, Joe Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Joe Smith

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.65
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.14
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
9.49
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.71
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.93
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.78
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.76
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
3
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.86
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3476
38.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3150
37.19
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.08
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
4.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.41
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.75
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.86
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3151
34.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2821
33.3
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Joe Smith

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.42
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.91
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.33
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.97
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.25
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Joe Smith

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
259800
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
530.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.93
18.34
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.04
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.49
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA