Billy Hart vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Billy Hart
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Hart as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 3.67 and 1.262 for Billy Hart. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Billy Hart and Ford Smith

Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.16
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.38
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.07
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.89
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.89
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.1
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
8.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.95
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
4.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.72
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
38.71
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.96
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
35.05
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Billy Hart and Ford Smith

Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.19
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.29
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.05
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.185
1.185
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Billy Hart and Ford Smith

Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
27
182.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
219.77
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
89
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
78
525.84
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
15
101.12
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
13
87.64
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
6.62
44.61
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
128.09
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
175.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
170.93
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.19
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
14
94.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
7.35
49.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.48
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
60.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.37
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA