Kirby Higbe vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Kirby Higbe
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Kirby Higbe posted a stronger line than Steve Smyth. Kirby Higbe posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.69 vs 9.35) and WHIP (1.404 vs 1.692). By the career numbers, Kirby Higbe had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Kirby Higbe and Steve Smyth

Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
1.93
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.47
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.88
53.88
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.94
56.94
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
3.69
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5857
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1952.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1763
8.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.54
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
4.51
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
4.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.999
0.999
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8472
39.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.19
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7458
34.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Kirby Higbe and Steve Smyth

Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
27
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.902
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kirby Higbe and Steve Smyth

Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
351.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
554.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
84.87
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
68.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.52
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.97
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.15
16.93
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
107.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
97.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.41
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
39.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
66.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.45
5.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
135
113.45
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
32.77
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.97
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Higbe
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA