Red Hardy vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

Red Hardy
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Theolic Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Hardy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Theolic Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 6.75 and 3.750 for Red Hardy. By the career numbers, Theolic Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Hardy and Theolic Smith

Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.6
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.43
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.69
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.71
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.95
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.07
22.07
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
10.38
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.93
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
67.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1588
40.3
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
6.22
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1409
35.75
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.5
67.5
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Red Hardy and Theolic Smith

Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.59
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
27
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521.1
9
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Hardy and Theolic Smith

Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
234.89
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
600
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
502.98
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
102.13
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.32
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
165.96
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Red Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75