Jim McGlothlin vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Jim McGlothlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 3.61 and 1.304 for Jim McGlothlin. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Fred Smith

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.77
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.53
46.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.52
78.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
3.61
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
8.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
2.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
4.91
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
38.49
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.88
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Fred Smith

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.77
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.68
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
2.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
2.37
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Fred Smith

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
355.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
527.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
66.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.83
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
57.78
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.83
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.12
21
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
37.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.83
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
54.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
6.37
8.85
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100