Bill Graham vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Graham
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Graham 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. Bill Graham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Bill Graham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Graham and R. Smith

Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.75
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.38
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
36.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
33.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Bill Graham and R. Smith

Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Graham and R. Smith

Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-10.38
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Graham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Graham
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA