Jason Middlebrook vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Jason Middlebrook
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Middlebrook 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. Jason Middlebrook posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.33 and WHIP 1.468 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Jason Middlebrook had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Middlebrook and R. Smith

Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
8.69
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.93
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
39.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.7
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
33.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Jason Middlebrook and R. Smith

Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Middlebrook and R. Smith

Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
720
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
18.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
16.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
9
270
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
2.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Middlebrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Middlebrook
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA