Fred Olmstead vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Olmstead built a career as a starting pitcher and R. 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 9 and 1.800 for R. 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 R. Smith

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.74
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
9.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Fred Olmstead and R. Smith

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Olmstead and R. Smith

Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
300
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
563.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
15.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
19
86.36
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA