Herb Kelly vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Herb Kelly
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Herb Kelly posted a stronger line than Steve Smyth. Herb Kelly posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.95 vs 9.35) and WHIP (1.227 vs 1.692). By the career numbers, Herb Kelly 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 Herb Kelly and Steve Smyth

Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
8.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.7
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.95
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.627
0.627
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
37.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.47
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
34.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Herb Kelly and Steve Smyth

Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
27
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Kelly and Steve Smyth

Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
68.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
80.72
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA