Charlie Heard vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Theolic 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. Theolic Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Theolic Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Theolic Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.71
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
10.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.51
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.93
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1588
40.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
6.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1409
35.75
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Theolic Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1564
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Theolic Smith

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
234.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
502.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
102.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.53
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
165.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75