Charlie Heard vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.1 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Joe Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Joe Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Joe Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100