Charlie Heard vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth 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. Charlie Heard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 8.39 and WHIP 2.432 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Charlie Heard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Heard and Steve Smyth

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.39
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
11.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.77
11.77
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
42.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.692
1.692
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Charlie Heard and Steve Smyth

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Heard and Steve Smyth

Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA