Bill Hands vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Bill Hands
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Hands posted a stronger line than Steve Smyth. Bill Hands posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.35 vs 9.35) and WHIP (1.252 vs 1.692). By the career numbers, Bill Hands 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 Bill Hands and Steve Smyth

Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.51
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.51
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.23
50.23
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.52
69.52
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
3.35
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5853
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1895
8.74
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.77
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
2.27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.25
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
5.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.21
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8116
37.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
3.85
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7532
34.75
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Bill Hands and Steve Smyth

Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5852
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1950.2
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.37
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
2.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
2.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.79
94.79
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.52
69.52
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hands and Steve Smyth

Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
399.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
503.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
39.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
33.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.41
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.41
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.08
7.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
10.54
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
45.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
82.21
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
40.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.05
-10.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
249
265.84
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
51.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bill Hands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.14
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hands
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA