Dick McBride vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Dick McBride
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick McBride 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. Dick McBride posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, Dick McBride had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick McBride and Roy Smith

Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.02
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.64
65.64
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.98
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
2.71
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6246
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2420
10.46
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
10.07
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.75
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.65
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401
40.64
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1573
6.8
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
39.89
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
37.88
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.64
40.64
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Dick McBride and Roy Smith

Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.06
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6363
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2121
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.61
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.31
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
2.21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.42
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
1.9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.01
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.96
85.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.788
1.788
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.8
50.8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick McBride and Roy Smith

Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
119.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1209
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
591.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
153.35
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
136.48
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
15.88
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
16.87
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.76
43.05
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
171.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
161.79
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
103.23
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.84
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
191.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105.12
52.17
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.95
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.36
86.36
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
1.21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.96
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA