Red Oldham vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Red Oldham built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith 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 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.15 and 1.487 for Red Oldham. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Oldham and Fred Smith

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.85
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.97
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.07
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.51
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.27
52.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.65
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
39.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.88
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
35.24
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Red Oldham and Fred Smith

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Oldham and Fred Smith

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
340.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
540.76
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.44
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
32.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.86
34.94
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
48.89
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
44.44
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.9
30.64
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
35.56
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
65
124.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.91
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.91
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100