Denny McLain vs. Art Smith — Career Comparison

Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Art Smith
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Denny McLain posted a stronger line than Art Smith. Denny McLain posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.39 vs 11.57) and WHIP (1.176 vs 3.000). By the career numbers, Denny McLain 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 Denny McLain and Art Smith

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.26
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.486
0.486
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
21.86
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.86
21.86
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.15
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.13
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
16.71
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.71
16.71
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
45
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.485
0.485
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Denny McLain and Art Smith

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5657
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885.2
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Denny McLain and Art Smith

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
206.49
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA