Stan Ferens vs. Brian Smith — Career Comparison

Stan Ferens
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Smith
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Stan Ferens posted a stronger line than Brian Smith. Stan Ferens posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.18 vs 10.38) and WHIP (1.497 vs 1.846). By the career numbers, Stan Ferens had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Stan Ferens and Brian Smith

Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.04
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.78
27.78
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.98
16.98
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.18
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
10.09
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
12.46
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.38
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
2.92
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
39.96
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
41.54
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.09
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.22
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
33.23
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Stan Ferens and Brian Smith

Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
9
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Ferens and Brian Smith

Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
636
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
600
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
540
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
13.11
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
108
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
7.11
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
13
156
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA