Walt Masterson vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ford Smith posted a stronger line than Walt Masterson. Ford Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.37 vs 4.15) and WHIP (1.115 vs 1.515). By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Ford Smith

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.18
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.89
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.12
46.12
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
4.15
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
8.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.84
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6367
34.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Ford Smith

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.84
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.34
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.18
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Ford Smith

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.17
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.91
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
68.23
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.47
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA