Brian Fisher vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Brian Fisher
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Brian Fisher built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.39 and 1.423 for Brian Fisher. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Fisher and Fred Smith

Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.91
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.07
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.43
51.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.28
29.28
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
4.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
8.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.98
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
3.54
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2758
38.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.86
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.8
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.88
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.66
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2448
34.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Brian Fisher and Fred Smith

Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.91
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.28
29.28
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Fisher and Fred Smith

Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1091.8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
105
516.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
13
63.93
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
57.78
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.1
25.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
21
103.28
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
23
113.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
44.44
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
15
73.77
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
11.36
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.44
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
35.56
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
54
265.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.26
2.26
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100