Lou Koupal vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lou Koupal and Steve Smyth are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lou Koupal posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.58 vs 9.35) and home runs allowed (0.62 per nine innings vs 3.12). Steve Smyth had the advantage in WHIP (1.692 vs 1.765). By the career numbers, Lou Koupal 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 Lou Koupal and Steve Smyth

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
2.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.94
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.26
32.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.65
34.65
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.58
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
11.7
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.7
11.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.62
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.19
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1560
41.87
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
6.84
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.692
1.692
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.87
41.87
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Lou Koupal and Steve Smyth

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Koupal and Steve Smyth

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
556.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
567.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
60
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.59
8.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
10.54
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
49.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.84
-10.01
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA