Red Oldham vs. Jake Smith — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Oldham built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.15 and 1.487 for Red Oldham. By the career numbers, Jake Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Oldham and Jake Smith

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.51
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.37
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.81
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.654
0.654
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
39.15
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
34.2

Fielding Stats for Red Oldham and Jake Smith

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Red Oldham and Jake Smith

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
540.76
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
57.32
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
120.38
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
65
124.2
Jake Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Smith
Career
Per 600 PA