Ed Heusser vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Heusser
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Heusser built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Heusser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 5.6 and 1.581 for Josh Smith. By the career numbers, Ed Heusser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Heusser and Josh Smith

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
2.2
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.86
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.46
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.53
45.53
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
3.69
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
5.6
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
9.66
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
9.89
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.48
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.95
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.31
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
38.45
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
40.55
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.75
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.85
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
4.37
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.95
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4331
35.86
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
35.68
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Heusser and Josh Smith

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
27
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184.2
9
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.78
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.49
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.955
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.139
0.139
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Heusser and Josh Smith

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
439.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
2942.86
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
553.72
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
114.05
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.91
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.22
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.96
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
23.14
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.21
36.71
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
152.07
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
138.84
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
52.89
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.67
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
87.6
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.28
36.83
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.8
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.79
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
150.41
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
21.49
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.61
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA