Cinders O'Brien vs. Art Smith — Career Comparison

Cinders O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Art Smith
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Art Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Cinders O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cinders O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.485 compared to 11.57 and 3.000 for Art Smith. By the career numbers, Cinders O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cinders O'Brien and Art Smith

Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.13
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.05
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.49
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.58
47.58
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.65
92.65
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.94
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
3.68
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.486
0.486
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
9.32
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
21.86
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.86
21.86
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.3
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.05
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.31
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.8
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.62
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4898
40.79
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
6.21
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
16.71
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.71
16.71
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4337
36.12
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
45
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.485
0.485
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Cinders O'Brien and Art Smith

Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.15
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3270
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1090
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.5
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.89
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.58
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.39
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.086
2.086
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cinders O'Brien and Art Smith

Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
167.33
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
565.34
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
119.52
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
113.55
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.78
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.98
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.83
34.46
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
126.69
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
154.18
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
68.13
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
51.39
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
119.52
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.51
40.05
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
31.08
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
74.1
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA