George Grant vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

George Grant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and George Grant as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 5.65 and 1.848 for George Grant. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Grant and Fred Smith

George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.95
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.18
20.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
5.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
11.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.49
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.92
11.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.72
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
42.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
6.66
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1465
37.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
34.59
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for George Grant and Fred Smith

George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.91
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
9
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Grant and Fred Smith

George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
633.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
372.41
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
572.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
77.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
12.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
82.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.51
-2.8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
38
209.17
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100