Catfish Hunter vs. Chick Smith — Career Comparison

Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chick Smith
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Catfish Hunter built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Catfish Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.151 compared to 3.57 and 1.472 for Chick Smith. By the career numbers, Catfish Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Catfish Hunter and Chick Smith

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
1.3
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.43
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.47
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
3.26
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2958
7.72
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
0.98
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
2.49
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2012
5.25
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.6
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14032
36.61
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
39.23
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
3.6
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.08
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.22
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.2
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12870
33.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
33.62
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Catfish Hunter and Chick Smith

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
1.31
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10348
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3449.1
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.83
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
1.48
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
1.42
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Catfish Hunter and Chick Smith

Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
435.21
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.07
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.13
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
35.98
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
132.68
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.1
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-49.38
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.76
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
135.21
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
32.96
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.45
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA