Phil Ortega vs. Clay Smith — Career Comparison

Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clay Smith
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Ortega built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Ortega posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 5.49 and 1.653 for Clay Smith. By the career numbers, Phil Ortega had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Ortega and Clay Smith

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.43
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.49
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.44
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.89
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
40.96
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.71
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.41
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
37.3
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96

Fielding Stats for Phil Ortega and Clay Smith

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2855
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951.2
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Ortega and Clay Smith

Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
900
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
3.03
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-42.64
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA