Ron Herbel vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Ron Herbel
Silent GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Herbel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Herbel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.437 compared to 3.94 and 1.399 for Bob Smith. By the career numbers, Ron Herbel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Herbel and Bob Smith

Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.74
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.8
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.92
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.42
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.42
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.37
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.56
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.16
53.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.87
23.87
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.64
52.64
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.51
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
3.83
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
3.94
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2682
27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
9.51
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
9.9
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.82
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
2.87
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.68
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.55
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3836
38.62
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9652
38.67
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.63
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.45
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.56
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3514
35.38
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8964
35.91
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Ron Herbel and Bob Smith

Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.8
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2683
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894.1
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.63
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.89
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.64
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.53
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.87
23.87
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Herbel and Bob Smith

Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
885.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
248.3
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
206
549.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1689
565.2
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
28.78
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
1.12
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
51.53
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.55
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
105.41
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
-15.81
-42.16
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
17.4
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
125
333.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.81
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.33
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
17.07
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17