Bill Landis vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Landis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Landis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 4.46 and 1.491 for Bill Landis. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Landis and Ford Smith

Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.41
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
4.46
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
169.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
8.17
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
7.16
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
39.15
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.33
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
34.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Bill Landis and Ford Smith

Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.41
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
169.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Landis and Ford Smith

Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
2890.91
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.32
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.93
-25.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.37
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA