Joe Heving vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Joe Heving
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Heving as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Heving posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.460 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Joe Heving had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Heving and Steve Smyth

Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.66
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.42
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
3.9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3116
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1038.2
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
9.84
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.55
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
3.29
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
3.72
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
39.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.84
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4175
36.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Heving and Steve Smyth

Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
27
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.59
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.772
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Heving and Steve Smyth

Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
821.66
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
527.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
89.81
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
72.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.9
22.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
107.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
43.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
34.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
78.34
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.62
20.3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.66
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
42
80.25
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
7.48
7.48
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Heving
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA