Alex Main vs. Al Smith — Career Comparison

Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Smith
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Main built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 9 and 3.000 for Al Smith. By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Main and Al Smith

Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.67
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.98
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.67
58.67
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.16
13.16
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.63
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.35
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.57
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
36.28
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.55
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5

Fielding Stats for Alex Main and Al Smith

Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Main and Al Smith

Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
334.78
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
600
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
552.17
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
22.83
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
108.7
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
117.39
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.83
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
15.51
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.43
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
36
156.52
Al Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Al Smith
Career
Per 600 PA