Brad Hogg vs. Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Brad Hogg
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Smith
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brad Hogg built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Hogg posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 4.21 and 1.507 for Bill Smith. By the career numbers, Brad Hogg had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hogg and Bill Smith

Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.43
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.4
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.42
70.42
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.66
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.7
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.21
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1344
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
8.96
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
10.8
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.05
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
3.05
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.24
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
2.99
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.48
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885
37.87
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
38.85
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.48
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.53
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1718
34.51
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
36.48
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Brad Hogg and Bill Smith

Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
27
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.1
9
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.92
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.37
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.11
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.59
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.972
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.75
18.75
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hogg and Bill Smith

Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
275.41
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1200
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
600
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
531.15
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
131.15
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
104.92
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
26.23
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
26.23
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.49
50.78
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
34.02
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
157.38
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
177.05
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
32.79
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
78.69
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.76
58.22
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
26.22
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.28
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
42.62
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
59.02
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Brad Hogg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.95
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hogg
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA