Dick Hall vs. Harry Smythe — Career Comparison

Dick Hall
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Smythe
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Smythe 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 6.4 and 1.901 for Harry Smythe. 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 Harry Smythe

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.54
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
3.49
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.66
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.54
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.95
14.95
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.32
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.4
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3779
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259.2
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152
8.23
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
13.5
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.93
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.69
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.61
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.5
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
5.29
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.92
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
36.33
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
43.41
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.69
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.66
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
8.26
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
1.901
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
34.42
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
39.51
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41

Fielding Stats for Dick Hall and Harry Smythe

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.75
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.71
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6161
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2053.2
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.65
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.92
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.66
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
2.57
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.86
96.86
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.68
25.68
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hall and Harry Smythe

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
669
489.51
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
651.72
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
600
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
522.44
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
558.62
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
109.76
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
92.93
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
10.98
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
16.83
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.83
35.73
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
41.03
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
135.37
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
155.85
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
155.17
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
57.8
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
40.98
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
95.85
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
38.78
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
48
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.63
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
147
107.56
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
5.58
5.58
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.29
8.29
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.88
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.59
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
23
16.83
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.39
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.85
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA