Eric Hacker vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Eric Hacker
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Hacker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Hacker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.722 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Eric Hacker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Hacker and Steve Smyth

Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
40.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
35.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Eric Hacker and Steve Smyth

Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hacker and Steve Smyth

Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
10.54
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA