Cory Lidle vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Cory Lidle
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cory Lidle 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. Cory Lidle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Cory Lidle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cory Lidle and R. Smith

Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.25
53.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.84
71.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.57
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3968
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
9.53
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
2.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
5.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5639
38.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
5.02
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5145
35.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Cory Lidle and R. Smith

Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3968
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
2.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
2.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.84
71.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cory Lidle and R. Smith

Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
831
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
510
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.02
18.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
93
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
93
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
51
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
6.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 600 PA
87
261
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cory Lidle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
63
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cory Lidle
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA