Ray Herbert vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Smith
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Herbert built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Smith led in run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 85), and strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 78). Ray Herbert held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 98). Role difference aside, Joe Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Joe Smith

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.65
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.71
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.78
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.86
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8010
38.32
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3150
37.19
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.41
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.86
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2821
33.3
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Joe Smith

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.91
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
2.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
2.25
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Joe Smith

Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
259800
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA