Hal Newhouser vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Hal Newhouser
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Smith posted a stronger line than Hal Newhouser. Charlie Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.06) and WHIP (1.232 vs 1.311). By the career numbers, Charlie 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 Hal Newhouser and Charlie Smith

Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.47
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.12
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.99
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.98
57.98
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.64
76.64
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.81
69.81
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.64
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1016
3.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8979
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2993
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2674
8.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
3.76
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1796
5.4
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12648
38.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.24
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.33
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
3.6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
3.92
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11380
34.22
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.03
38.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Hal Newhouser and Charlie Smith

Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
89.63
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
24.8
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
112.22
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.48
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.04
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
141.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
4.01
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
137.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.8
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Newhouser and Charlie Smith

Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
254.48
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.94
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1160
600
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
490
600
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
999
516.72
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
103.97
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
90.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.45
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.45
30.75
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
120.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
150
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
36.72
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
41.9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
77.59
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.85
34.58
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
46.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
77.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
7.73
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.24
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Career
Per 600 PA
24
12.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Newhouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA