Cliff Markle vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Cliff Markle
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Markle 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. Cliff Markle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.470 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Cliff Markle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Markle and R. Smith

Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
9.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
4.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1015
38.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
34.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Cliff Markle and R. Smith

Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.036
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Markle and R. Smith

Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
442.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
544.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
10.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
86.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.12
-8.88
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
22
173.68
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Markle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Markle
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA