Wily Peralta vs. Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Wily Peralta
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Smith
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wily Peralta built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.507 compared to 4.29 and 1.458 for Wily Peralta. By the career numbers, Bill Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wily Peralta and Bill Smith

Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
2.55
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.37
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.6
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.88
53.88
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
4.29
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2734
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911.1
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
9.46
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
10.8
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.09
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.05
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
3.57
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.24
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
6.52
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.48
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3949
39
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
38.85
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.76
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.53
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.05
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3493
34.5
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
36.48
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Wily Peralta and Bill Smith

Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
2.55
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.37
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2734
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911.1
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.64
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.92
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.93
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.66
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.37
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.57
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.11
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.616
0.616
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.88
53.88
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wily Peralta and Bill Smith

Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
661.54
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1200
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
515.38
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
51.28
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.46
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.26
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.87
9.92
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
34.02
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.79
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.21
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
46.15
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-10.58
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
26.22
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
212.82
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.97
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.26
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA