Benny Frey vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Benny Frey
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Benny Frey 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. Benny Frey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, Benny Frey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Benny Frey and Roy Smith

Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.99
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.99
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.64
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.61
49.61
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.38
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.5
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3480
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
10.98
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
10.07
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.42
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.04
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5047
39.16
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.68
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
5.21
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4772
37.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Benny Frey and Roy Smith

Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
27
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.1
9
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.45
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.594
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Benny Frey and Roy Smith

Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
366.2
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
542.25
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
138.03
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
121.13
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.68
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.23
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.98
49.26
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
159.15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
177.46
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
46.48
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
32.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
78.87
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.6
58.59
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
36.62
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
67
94.37
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
6.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.31
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.23
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA