Ken Lehman vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Lehman
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Lehman 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 3.91 and 1.449 for Ken Lehman. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Lehman and Charlie Smith

Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.91
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
9.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
3.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1136
38.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
35.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Ken Lehman and Charlie Smith

Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.83
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
2.6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.537
0.537
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Lehman and Charlie Smith

Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
1314.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
56
533.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
85.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
25.98
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
142.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
23.52
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Ken Lehman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Lehman
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA