Doug McWeeny vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Doug McWeeny
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug McWeeny built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug McWeeny posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 5.6 and 1.581 for Josh Smith. By the career numbers, Doug McWeeny had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug McWeeny and Josh Smith

Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.96
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.12
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.35
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.54
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.28
57.28
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.35
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
4.17
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
5.6
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
9.3
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
9.89
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
4.27
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.95
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.66
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.31
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4235
40.21
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
40.55
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.43
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.85
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
5.09
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.95
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3759
35.69
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
35.68
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Doug McWeeny and Josh Smith

Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
27
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184.2
9
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.78
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.306
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.139
0.139
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug McWeeny and Josh Smith

Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
365.68
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
2942.86
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
511.24
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
53.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
47.93
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.5
13.32
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
58.58
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
110.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
31.95
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.65
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.6
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
3.39
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.8
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
55.03
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
223.67
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
31.95
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA