Howie Fox vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Howie Fox
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howie Fox built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howie Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, Howie Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howie Fox and Roy Smith

Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.01
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.58
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.39
37.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.23
53.23
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.34
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
4.33
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
9.53
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.53
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
2.78
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4810
39.06
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
4.96
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4358
35.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Howie Fox and Roy Smith

Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
30.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
35.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.47
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
44.23
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.42
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
42.76
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.01
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.57
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Fox and Roy Smith

Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
393.26
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
542.49
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
102.59
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
82.38
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.87
26.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
129.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
119.69
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
45.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
38.86
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
80.83
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.03
23.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.99
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
47
73.06
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.44
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howie Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA