Greg Harris vs. Shane Smith — Career Comparison

Greg Harris
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Smith
Gen ZMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shane 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 3.81 and 1.203 for Shane 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 Shane Smith

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.78
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.78
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.55
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.12
45.12
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
3.69
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.81
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.1
9
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
8.15
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
7.2
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.79
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.05
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
4
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.57
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.53
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
7
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.92
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.74
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6293
38.61
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
37.89
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.63
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.23
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.31
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.74
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5464
33.52
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
33.33
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Greg Harris and Shane Smith

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.78
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.78
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146.1
9
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.62
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.4
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
2.21
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.86
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.02
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.86
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.14
91.14
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Harris and Shane Smith

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
5957.75
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
600
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
574.65
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
126.76
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
185.92
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
135.21
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
43.55
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
29
245.07
Shane Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Smith
Career
Per 600 PA