Red Oldham vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Smith
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Oldham built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.15 and 1.487 for Red Oldham. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Oldham and Joe Smith

Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.65
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.51
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.14
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.71
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.78
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
3.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
3
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.86
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
39.15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3150
37.19
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.08
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.41
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.86
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2821
33.3
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Red Oldham and Joe Smith

Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2287
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762.1
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.91
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.25
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Oldham and Joe Smith

Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
259800
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
540.76
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
124.2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA