Bill Landis vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Landis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Theolic 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. Bill Landis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 4.95 and 1.511 for Theolic Smith. By the career numbers, Bill Landis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Landis and Theolic Smith

Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.41
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.6
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.69
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.71
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.46
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.95
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
169.2
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.17
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
10.38
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.9
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.51
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.83
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
7.16
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.93
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
39.15
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1588
40.3
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.33
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.83
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
6.22
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
34.06
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
35.75
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Bill Landis and Theolic Smith

Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.41
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.59
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1564
27
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
169.2
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521.1
9
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.06
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.38
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Landis and Theolic Smith

Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
2890.91
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
234.89
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
518.18
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
502.98
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
102.13
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.32
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.32
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
165.96
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.93
-25.33
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Bill Landis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.21
Bill Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75