Dick LeMay vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Dick LeMay
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick LeMay 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 4.17 and 1.472 for Dick LeMay. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick LeMay and Charlie Smith

Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
38.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
34.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Dick LeMay and Charlie Smith

Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.46
88.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick LeMay and Charlie Smith

Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
843.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
6.98
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-11.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA