Red Howard vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Red Howard
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Red Howard posted a stronger line than Steve Smyth. Red Howard posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.97 vs 9.35) and WHIP (1.468 vs 1.692). By the career numbers, Red Howard 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 Red Howard and Steve Smyth

Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
2.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.76
54.76
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.97
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
9.67
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.58
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.54
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
769
40.63
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
36.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Red Howard and Steve Smyth

Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
2.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.96
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.98
50.98
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Howard and Steve Smyth

Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
323.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
507.69
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
138.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
109.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.61
72.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
190.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
196.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
92.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
81.49
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.8
20.8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA