Steve Ontiveros vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Steve Ontiveros
Baby BoomersNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Ontiveros 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. Steve Ontiveros posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Steve Ontiveros had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Ontiveros and R. Smith

Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.27
35.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.67
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1985
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
8.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.82
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.82
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
5.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
37.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2512
34.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Steve Ontiveros and R. Smith

Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1985
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.48
98.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.27
35.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Ontiveros and R. Smith

Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
9738.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
17.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-4.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA