Joe McGinnity vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McGinnity 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. Joe McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy Smith. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McGinnity and Roy Smith

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.37
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
8.57
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.07
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.47
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
3.76
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13141
34.37
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for Joe McGinnity and Roy Smith

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.26
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.42
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.01
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.91
91.91
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McGinnity and Roy Smith

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
201.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1423
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.34
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
158
66.62
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA