Tom Glavine vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Glavine built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Glavine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Tom Glavine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and R. Smith

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.41
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
8.76
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.73
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
0.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and R. Smith

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
1.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and R. Smith

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1323
482.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
33.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
66.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
329
120
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
78.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA