Fred Olmstead vs. Chick Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chick Smith
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Olmstead built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Olmstead posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.57 and 1.472 for Chick Smith. By the career numbers, Fred Olmstead had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Olmstead and Chick Smith

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.74
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
9.49
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.39
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.6
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
39.23
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.07
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.08
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
33.62
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Fred Olmstead and Chick Smith

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.46
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Olmstead and Chick Smith

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
300
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
563.64
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.91
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
15.35
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-49.38
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA