Greg Harris vs. Eugene Smith — Career Comparison

Greg Harris
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eugene Smith
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Eugene Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Harris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Harris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 4.15 and 1.446 for Eugene Smith. By the career numbers, Greg Harris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Harris and Eugene Smith

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.46
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.21
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.45
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.46
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.55
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.63
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.12
45.12
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
3.69
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
4.15
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1295
27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
431.2
9
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
8.15
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.07
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.79
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
4.94
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.53
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
7
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
6.11
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6293
38.61
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
40.78
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.63
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.23
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
5.5
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.77
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.71
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5464
33.52
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1649
34.38
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Greg Harris and Eugene Smith

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.46
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.18
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1446
27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.62
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.56
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.4
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.13
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.2
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
2.21
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.02
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
2.02
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.69
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.14
91.14
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.846
1.846
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.77
80.77
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Harris and Eugene Smith

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
5957.75
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
93
249.11
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
574.65
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
546.43
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
126.76
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
101.79
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
75
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.68
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
26.79
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.05
43
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
185.92
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
152.68
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
16
135.21
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
147.32
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
59.15
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72.32
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.57
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
11
92.96
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.18
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
43.55
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.85
42.46
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.54
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
29
245.07
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
224
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Eugene Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.04
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Eugene Smith
Career
Per 600 PA