Ray Narleski vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 3.6 and 1.372 for Ray Narleski. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Narleski and Charlie Smith

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
4.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
34.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Ray Narleski and Charlie Smith

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Narleski and Charlie Smith

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
23
72.63
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
180
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA