Pat Luby vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Pat Luby
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat Luby 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 3.88 and 1.406 for Pat Luby. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Luby and Charlie Smith

Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.41
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.99
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.99
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.46
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.38
49.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.02
83.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.81
69.81
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
3.88
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2392
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
797.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
9.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
3.51
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
2.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.8
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3546
40.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.33
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
5.91
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.406
1.406
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3184
35.94
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Pat Luby and Charlie Smith

Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2934
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
2.97
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
2.78
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.5
93.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.254
2.254
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.038
2.038
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Luby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Luby and Charlie Smith

Pat Luby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pat Luby
Career
Per 600 PA
132
166.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.94
Pat Luby
Career
Per 600 PA
477
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Pat Luby
Career
Per 600 PA
430
540.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
127.04
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
37.74
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.39
68.41
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
196.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
186.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
83.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
88.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
162.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.44
72.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.58
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.54
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Pat Luby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.41
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.17
9.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Pat Luby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Pat Luby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Luby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Luby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Luby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA