Fred Goldsmith vs. Robbie Ray — Career Comparison

Fred Goldsmith
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robbie Ray
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Robbie Ray built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Goldsmith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Goldsmith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.94 and 1.303 for Robbie Ray. By the career numbers, Fred Goldsmith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Robbie Ray

Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.06
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.66
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.03
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.63
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.55
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.22
62.22
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.07
52.07
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.88
97.88
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.97
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.73
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
3.94
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
27
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609.2
9
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.42
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
7.81
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.35
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.96
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
3.8
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
2.42
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
10.83
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.37
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.32
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6765
37.82
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6097
38.08
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
4.94
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.21
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.6
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6593
36.86
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5379
33.6
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Robbie Ray

Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.07
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.66
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5856
27
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1952
9
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.89
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.22
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.68
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.81
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.39
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
2.97
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.08
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.58
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.04
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.8
86.8
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.626
0.626
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Robbie Ray

Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
219
149.15
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
597.76
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
881
600
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
268
600
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
855
582.29
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
237
530.6
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
131.44
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
34
76.12
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
100.11
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
27
60.45
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
22.47
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.43
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.81
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.04
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.67
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.62
43.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
6.76
15.13
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
173.67
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
43
96.27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
149.15
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
38
85.07
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
87.17
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
24.63
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
51.08
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.15
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
136.21
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
19
42.54
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.32
46.53
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
2.27
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
17.71
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.96
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
85.13
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
259.7
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.21
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA