Jerry Lane vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Jerry Lane
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Lane as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 4.48 and 1.417 for Jerry Lane. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Lane and Charlie Smith

Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.69
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.48
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
9.65
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.87
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.8
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
38.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.71
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
35.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Jerry Lane and Charlie Smith

Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
12.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
3.48
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
4.01
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.8
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Lane and Charlie Smith

Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
1094.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
13
458.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
26.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
16.95
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Jerry Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA