Michael Kohn vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Theolic Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael Kohn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Kohn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 4.95 and 1.511 for Theolic Smith. By the career numbers, Michael Kohn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael Kohn and Theolic Smith

Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
10.33
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.6
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.43
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.69
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.71
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.52
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.95
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
6.57
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
10.38
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.51
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
6.18
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
8.69
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.93
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.652
1.652
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
39.6
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1588
40.3
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.58
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.6
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
6.22
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
32.4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
35.75
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.6
39.6
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Michael Kohn and Theolic Smith

Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
10.33
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.59
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1564
27
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521.1
9
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.41
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.25
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.121
0.121
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Kohn and Theolic Smith

Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
234.89
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
600
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
502.98
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
102.13
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.32
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
165.96
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75