Jim Hardin vs. Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Hardin
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Smith
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Hardin built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Hardin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.219 compared to 4.21 and 1.507 for Bill Smith. By the career numbers, Jim Hardin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Hardin and Bill Smith

Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.96
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.2
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.18
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.21
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
8.27
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
10.8
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.84
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.05
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2.42
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.24
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.89
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.48
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3096
37.07
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
38.85
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
3.62
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.53
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2849
34.11
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
36.48
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Jim Hardin and Bill Smith

Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.96
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.2
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.72
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.92
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.02
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.77
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.37
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.74
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.11
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.97
97.97
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Hardin and Bill Smith

Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
367.16
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1200
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
523.88
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
53.73
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.24
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.72
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.72
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
15.67
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.83
17.53
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
34.02
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
89.55
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
80.6
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
35.82
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
67.16
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-0.16
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
26.22
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.87
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
219.4
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
47.01
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.24
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA