Luke Hochevar vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Luke Hochevar
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luke Hochevar built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luke Hochevar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Luke Hochevar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Hochevar and R. Smith

Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.63
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.88
45.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.98
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
946
9.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
6.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
38.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
5.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3593
34.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Luke Hochevar and R. Smith

Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.584
0.584
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.88
45.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Hochevar and R. Smith

Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
9882.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
1.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-35.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-20.64
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
352.94
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA