Charlie Heard vs. Bryn Smith — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bryn Smith
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bryn Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Heard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryn Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.228 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Bryn Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Bryn Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.54
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.86
69.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1725
8.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
5.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7434
37.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
4.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.73
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6820
34.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Bryn Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
2.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
2.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.126
1.126
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Bryn Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
361.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
491.9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
75.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
60.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.88
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.18
21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
96.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
104.13
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
36.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
67.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.78
16.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
138.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100