Jim Mertz vs. Art Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Art Smith
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Mertz posted a stronger line than Art Smith. Jim Mertz posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.63 vs 11.57) and WHIP (1.431 vs 3.000). By the career numbers, Jim Mertz 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 Jim Mertz and Art Smith

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.55
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.3
30.3
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.63
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.486
0.486
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
21.86
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.86
21.86
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.47
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.09
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.01
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
16.71
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.71
16.71
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
45
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.485
0.485
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Jim Mertz and Art Smith

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Mertz and Art Smith

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
460.47
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
26.28
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
25.55
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA