Mac MacArthur vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Theolic Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac MacArthur as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Theolic Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. By the career numbers, Theolic Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mac MacArthur and Theolic Smith

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.6
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.43
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.69
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.71
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.95
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9.87
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
10.38
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.93
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1588
40.3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
6.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1409
35.75
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Mac MacArthur and Theolic Smith

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.59
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1564
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521.1
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.08
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.12
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.25
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.011
2.011
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mac MacArthur and Theolic Smith

Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
234.89
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
502.98
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
102.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.32
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
165.96
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75