Xavier Hernandez vs. Owen Smaulding — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Owen Smaulding
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Owen Smaulding built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Xavier Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.58 and 1.688 for Owen Smaulding. By the career numbers, Xavier Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Owen Smaulding

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.43
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.58
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
12.46
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.73
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
41.67
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.62
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.87
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Owen Smaulding

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.43
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.62
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.57
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.45
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.706
1.706
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Owen Smaulding

Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
16
300
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
99.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
281.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
106.34
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA