Thomas Lynch vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Thomas Lynch
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisBats 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 Thomas Lynch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Thomas Lynch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 2.81 and 1.232 for Charlie Smith. By the career numbers, Thomas Lynch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thomas Lynch and Charlie Smith

Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.41
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.99
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.81
69.81
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
2.81
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.8
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
41.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.33
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Thomas Lynch and Charlie Smith

Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thomas Lynch and Charlie Smith

Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.94
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA