Rube Marquard vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Rube Marquard
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Marquard built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Marquard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, Rube Marquard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Marquard and Roy Smith

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
536
1.46
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.48
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.17
53.17
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.37
75.37
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.08
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9920
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306.2
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3233
8.8
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.29
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.34
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1593
4.34
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.22
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.11
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13657
37.17
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1443
3.93
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12760
34.73
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Rube Marquard and Roy Smith

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
19.37
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.28
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
25.19
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.41
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
28.88
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.42
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27.47
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.01
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Marquard and Roy Smith

Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
269.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1195
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1107
555.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
99.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
88.87
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.2
23.7
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
112.47
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
119.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
31.63
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.13
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
63.26
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.98
22.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.57
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
208
104.44
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.01
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.51
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Marquard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA