Bob File vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Charlie Smith

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.89
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
38.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.37
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Charlie Smith

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.34
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Charlie Smith

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA