Rube Fischer vs. Brian Smith — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Fischer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.1 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 10.38 and 1.846 for Brian Smith. By the career numbers, Rube Fischer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Brian Smith

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.38
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
32
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
5.1
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
9.78
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
12.46
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
41.25
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
41.54
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.69
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
33.23
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.25
41.25
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Brian Smith

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Brian Smith

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
531.15
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
600
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.69
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
34.27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
26
127.87
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA