Charlie Lea vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Charlie Lea
Baby BoomersFranceThrows RightBats RightEuropeMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Lea built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Lea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Charlie Lea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Lea and R. Smith

Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.36
56.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
8.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.77
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.32
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
5.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.949
0.949
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
37.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
3.97
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3456
33.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Charlie Lea and R. Smith

Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
97.79
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Lea and R. Smith

Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
305.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
519.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
58.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
52.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
6.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
66.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
78.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
34.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.57
-11.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
58.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA