Smoky Owens vs. Manny Sarmiento — Career Comparison

Smoky Owens
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland BearsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Manny Sarmiento
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Smoky Owens built a career as a starting pitcher and Manny Sarmiento as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Smoky Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.58 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 3.49 and 1.291 for Manny Sarmiento. By the career numbers, Smoky Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Smoky Owens and Manny Sarmiento

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.68
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.99
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.71
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.58
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.49
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
7.88
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
8.08
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.78
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.01
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.04
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.96
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.646
0.646
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
37.01
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
37.39
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.37
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.55
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
3.92
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.9
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
32.88
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1903
33.34
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.39
37.39

Fielding Stats for Smoky Owens and Manny Sarmiento

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.75
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.99
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.12
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
27
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
144.1
9
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.47
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.62
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.86
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.12
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.37
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.99
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.33
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Smoky Owens and Manny Sarmiento

Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
29
290
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
1321.15
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
540
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
501.92
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
34
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
7.91
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
150
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
80.77
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
41.72
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-4.6
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
60
Manny Sarmiento
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Manny Sarmiento
Career
Per 600 PA