Billy O'Dell vs. Art Smith — Career Comparison

Billy O'Dell
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Art Smith
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Billy O'Dell posted a stronger line than Art Smith. Billy O'Dell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.29 vs 11.57) and WHIP (1.276 vs 3.000). By the career numbers, Billy O'Dell 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 Billy O'Dell and Art Smith

Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
2.37
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
0.99
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.54
41.54
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
3.29
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.486
0.486
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5451
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
8.41
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
21.86
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.86
21.86
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.68
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
2.75
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.33
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
5.61
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.15
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.21
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
37.86
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.68
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
3.75
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
16.71
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.71
16.71
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7045
34.9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
45
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.485
0.485
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Billy O'Dell and Art Smith

Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.38
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.99
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5451
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1817
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.44
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.25
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.75
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.68
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Billy O'Dell and Art Smith

Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
527.36
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
525.37
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
65.67
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.71
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.97
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.96
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.04
14.97
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
77.61
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
103.48
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
42.79
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.91
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.7
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
3.66
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
37.81
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
170.15
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
35.82
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.98
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.95
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy O'Dell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA