Tom Johnson vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Johnson
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Johnson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.39 and 1.434 for Tom Johnson. By the career numbers, Harry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Johnson and Harry Smith

Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.16
62.16
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
3.39
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
9.29
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
3.06
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
5.47
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
38.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.77
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.85
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
34.51
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4

Fielding Stats for Tom Johnson and Harry Smith

Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273.1
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.48
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.07
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.98
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.465
0.465
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Johnson and Harry Smith

Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-23.84
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA