Bob Groom vs. Smoky Owens — Career Comparison

Bob Groom
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Smoky Owens
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland BearsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Smoky Owens posted a stronger line than Bob Groom. Smoky Owens posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.58 vs 3.1) and WHIP (1.184 vs 1.279). By the career numbers, Smoky Owens had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Groom and Smoky Owens

Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
1.41
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.68
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.11
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.1
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.46
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.71
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.58
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.47
78.47
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.6
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.1
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.58
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7009
27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2336.1
9
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2205
8.49
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
7.88
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.19
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
3.02
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.78
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
4.46
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.04
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.831
0.831
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.646
0.646
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.23
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.21
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9537
36.74
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
37.01
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.18
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
4.11
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.55
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.9
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.279
1.279
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8699
33.51
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
32.88
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Bob Groom and Smoky Owens

Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
6.21
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.75
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.06
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.12
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1605
27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
27
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
9
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.1
9
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.68
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
11.52
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.62
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.89
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
14.1
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.12
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
13.21
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.99
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.127
2.127
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.07
17.07
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Groom and Smoky Owens

Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
260.78
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
290
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
849
600
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
764
539.93
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
540
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
69.26
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
55.83
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.31
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.12
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
13.43
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.82
15.42
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
34
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
84.81
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
96.11
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
34.63
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
24.73
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
59.36
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.07
4.29
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
41.72
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
26.15
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
251
177.39
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
33.22
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.12
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.12
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA