Red Nelson vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Red Nelson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Fred Smith posted a stronger line than Red Nelson. Fred Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.85 vs 4.54) and WHIP (1.336 vs 1.625). By the career numbers, Fred Smith 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 Red Nelson and Fred Smith

Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.86
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.9
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
4.54
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
10.56
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.49
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.56
10.56
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
39.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
6.07
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
727
34.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
34.59
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Red Nelson and Fred Smith

Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.85
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
10.05
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.65
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
11.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.49
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
10.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.28
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.821
1.821
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Nelson and Fred Smith

Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
329.58
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
372.41
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
557.75
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
101.41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
76.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
36.58
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
143.66
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
135.21
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
32.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
160.56
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Red Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Red Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100