Ray Herbert vs. John Smiley — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Smiley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ray Herbert and John Smiley are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 93 for Ray Herbert and 94 for John Smiley, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, John Smiley gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and John Smiley

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.95
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
1.13
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.59
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.49
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.02
55.02
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.99
57.99
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.8
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
8.69
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.8
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.87
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.73
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
2.34
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.19
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.06
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.23
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8010
38.32
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7900
37.27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.35
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.19
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.25
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.67
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7212
34.02
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and John Smiley

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.08
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.18
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.61
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.56
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.51
56.51
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and John Smiley

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
376.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
576
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
504
525
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
76.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
57
59.38
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.58
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.08
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
17.67
18.41
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
93
96.88
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
98
102.08
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
21
21.88
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
35
36.46
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
54
56.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
8.74
9.1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
25
26.04
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
183
190.63
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
37
33.94
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
46.88
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.25
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA