Aubrey Gatewood vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Aubrey Gatewood
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican 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 Aubrey Gatewood 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 2.78 and 1.335 for Aubrey Gatewood. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aubrey Gatewood and Ford Smith

Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.43
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.12
19.12
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.78
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
178.1
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
8.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
3.79
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
37.95
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.76
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
3.53
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
34.42
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Aubrey Gatewood and Ford Smith

Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.43
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
178.1
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.76
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.31
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.12
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.07
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.12
19.12
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aubrey Gatewood and Ford Smith

Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
1036.36
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
572.73
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
11.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-8.32
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
23
313.64
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aubrey Gatewood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA