Red Oldham vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Oldham built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Oldham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.487 compared to 5.6 and 1.581 for Josh Smith. By the career numbers, Red Oldham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Oldham and Josh Smith

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.51
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
4.15
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
5.6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
9.89
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.95
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.31
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
39.15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
40.55
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.85
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
5.15
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.95
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
35.68
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Red Oldham and Josh Smith

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.92
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184.2
9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.78
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.139
0.139
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Oldham and Josh Smith

Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
2942.86
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
540.76
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
89.81
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.46
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
32.48
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
38.54
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
173.89
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
38.8
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
124.2
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA