Charlie Heard vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Smith
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy 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. Roy Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.496 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Roy Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Roy Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.38
68.38
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1855
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618.1
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
10.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.94
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.33
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2699
39.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
5.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2448
35.63
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Roy Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1855
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Roy Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA