Dick Hall vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Dick Hall
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Dick Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Hall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.157 compared to 3.48 and 1.661 for Ed Smith. By the career numbers, Dick Hall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hall and Ed Smith

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.54
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.31
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.66
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.54
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.95
14.95
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.48
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3779
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259.2
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152
8.23
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
12.48
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.48
12.48
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.93
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.69
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.47
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.5
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
5.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.89
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
36.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
42.97
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.69
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.66
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
8.85
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
34.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
40.5
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.97
42.97

Fielding Stats for Dick Hall and Ed Smith

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.75
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.52
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6161
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.2
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.65
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.92
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.17
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.66
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.57
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
2.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.87
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.86
96.86
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.68
25.68
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hall and Ed Smith

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
489.51
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
150
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
522.44
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
109.76
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
92.93
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.98
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.83
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.83
35.73
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
16.03
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
135.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
155.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
40.98
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
95.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
38.78
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
11.7
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
147
107.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
5.58
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.88
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
23
16.83
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.39
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA