Doug Fister vs. Chris Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Smith
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug Fister built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Fister led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 45), walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 63). Role difference aside, Doug Fister holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Chris Smith

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.68
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
3.72
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
5.41
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
9.21
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.33
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.89
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.13
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.77
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
6.14
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.81
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5976
37.81
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
39.04
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.64
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
4.14
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.66
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.17
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
34.54
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Chris Smith

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.68
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.67
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.18
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.79
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.52
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.96
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.46
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Chris Smith

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
1157.81
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
11550
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
492.19
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
15.69
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
9.97
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
42
196.88
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA