Jace Fry vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Jace Fry
MillenialOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jace Fry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 5.04 and 1.514 for Jace Fry. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jace Fry and Ford Smith

Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
10.46
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
7.69
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.03
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
5.56
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
10.85
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.85
10.85
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.823
1.823
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.97
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
39.72
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
5.56
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.16
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.04
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
33.52
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Jace Fry and Ford Smith

Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
10.46
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.84
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.16
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jace Fry and Ford Smith

Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
219.77
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
600
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA