Ross Grimsley vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ross Grimsley 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. Ross Grimsley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Ross Grimsley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ross Grimsley and R. Smith

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.61
55.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.81
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
9.29
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.89
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8544
37.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.51
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7792
34.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and R. Smith

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and R. Smith

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
519
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
529.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
67.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
61.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
9.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
73.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
78
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
54
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.33
-5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
116
174
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
58.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA