George Grant vs. Drew Smyly — Career Comparison

George Grant
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Smyly
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Smyly 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. Drew Smyly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.303 compared to 5.65 and 1.848 for George Grant. By the career numbers, Drew Smyly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Grant and Drew Smyly

George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.95
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
2.59
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.18
20.18
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.65
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
4.2
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
347.1
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
11.92
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
8.7
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.92
11.92
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.41
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.49
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.72
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.93
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.31
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.8
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
42.78
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4851
38.14
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
6.66
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.56
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1465
37.96
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4398
34.58
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for George Grant and Drew Smyly

George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.59
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3434
27
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144.2
9
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.32
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.02
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.44
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.34
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.31
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.018
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.518
0.518
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Grant and Drew Smyly

George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
115
633.03
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2982.09
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
572.48
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
573.13
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
77.06
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
12.14
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.55
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
82.57
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.51
-2.8
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.31
-38.6
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
209.17
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
259.7
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
George Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA