Mike Lynch vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Lynch
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Lynch 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. Mike Lynch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Mike Lynch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Lynch and R. Smith

Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.44
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.23
74.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
8.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.86
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
37.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2412
33.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Mike Lynch and R. Smith

Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.124
2.124
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.23
74.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Lynch and R. Smith

Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
220.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
552.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
112.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
89.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.5
34.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
141.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
139.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
51.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
40.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
92.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.32
36.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
59
132.58
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA