Gene Lillard vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Gene Lillard
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Lillard 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. Gene Lillard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 7.09 and WHIP 1.944 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Gene Lillard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Lillard and R. Smith

Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
7.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
11.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.46
11.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.03
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
43.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
8.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.944
1.944
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
37.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.89
43.89
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Gene Lillard and R. Smith

Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Lillard and R. Smith

Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
498.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
27.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
192.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
35.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA