Kevin Gross vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Gross 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. Kevin Gross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Kevin Gross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Gross and R. Smith

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
4.11
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
9.11
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.83
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
3.57
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1727
6.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.29
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10791
39.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
4.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.38
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9552
34.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Kevin Gross and R. Smith

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
1.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
1.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
95.97
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Gross and R. Smith

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
377.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
521.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
83.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
63.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
24.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
114.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
109.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
28.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
56.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.98
16.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
277
218.97
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
52.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.7
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA