Brendan McKay vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Brendan McKay
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brendan McKay built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brendan McKay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Brendan McKay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brendan McKay and R. Smith

Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.14
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9.73
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
39.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.88
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
36.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Brendan McKay and R. Smith

Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brendan McKay and R. Smith

Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
981.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
75.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
57.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA