Brad Lidge vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge 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 3.54 and 1.359 for Brad Lidge. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lidge and Charlie Smith

Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
3.54
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
4.28
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2589
38.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.83
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.92
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Brad Lidge and Charlie Smith

Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lidge and Charlie Smith

Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA