Mike Harkey vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Harkey
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Harkey built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Harkey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.49 and WHIP 1.474 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Mike Harkey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Harkey and R. Smith

Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
9.88
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.03
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
0.825
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2852
39.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.88
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
35.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Mike Harkey and R. Smith

Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.992
0.992
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.15
80.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Harkey and R. Smith

Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
419.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
520.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
95.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
79.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
22.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
111.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
107.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
20.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
51
161.9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Harkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
66.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Harkey
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA