Phil Ortega vs. Burch Smith — Career Comparison

Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Burch Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Ortega built a career as a starting pitcher and Burch Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Burch Smith led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 74), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 85). Phil Ortega held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 82 vs 69). Role difference aside, Burch Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Phil Ortega and Burch Smith

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.53
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.43
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
5.79
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
10.01
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.24
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.42
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.57
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
3.6
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
5.19
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
40.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.86
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.71
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.97
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
983
35.77
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Phil Ortega and Burch Smith

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
5.53
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.1
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.13
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Ortega and Burch Smith

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
8290.91
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.77
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.54
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
10.81
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
3.03
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-1.42
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Burch Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
Burch Smith
Career
Per 600 PA