Rich Gale vs. Chick Smith — Career Comparison

Rich Gale
Baby BoomersNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chick Smith
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Gale built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chick Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.472 compared to 4.54 and 1.528 for Rich Gale. By the career numbers, Chick Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gale and Chick Smith

Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.52
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.55
49.55
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
4.54
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.57
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
997
9.25
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.76
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
4.24
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
4.81
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.6
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.22
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4263
39.55
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
39.23
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
5.05
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.08
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.41
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.29
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.75
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3713
34.45
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
33.62
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Rich Gale and Chick Smith

Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.81
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2910
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.45
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.2
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.77
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.65
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gale and Chick Smith

Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
1519.48
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
529.87
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
35.52
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
19.63
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-49.38
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
389.61
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA