Mudcat Grant vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Mudcat Grant
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mudcat Grant 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. Mudcat Grant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Mudcat Grant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mudcat Grant and R. Smith

Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.44
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.92
54.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.31
51.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
3.63
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7325
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2441.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2292
8.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
3.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10293
37.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9394
34.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Mudcat Grant and R. Smith

Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7324
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2441.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
1.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.31
51.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mudcat Grant and R. Smith

Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
469.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
853
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
533.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
94.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
71.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
23.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
28.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
128.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
122.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
56.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
45.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
97.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.5
23.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
26.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
214
150.53
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
33.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.85
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA