Effie Norton vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Effie Norton
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Effie Norton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 4.13 and 1.721 for Effie Norton. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Effie Norton and Fred Smith

Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.77
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.13
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.8
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.49
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.69
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
42.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.64
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
34.59
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.2
42.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Effie Norton and Fred Smith

Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.91
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.56
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.15
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Effie Norton and Fred Smith

Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
372.41
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
579.31
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
55.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
7.87
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
62.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
12.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100