Chris Peters vs. Willie Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Peters
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Smith
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Chris Peters built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Peters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.81 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 6.31 and 2.026 for Willie Smith. By the career numbers, Chris Peters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Peters and Willie Smith

Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.22
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.16
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.59
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.03
36.03
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.81
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.31
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
9.96
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
12.62
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.96
9.96
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.62
12.62
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.28
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.72
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.26
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
5.31
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.45
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
40.13
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
44.88
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.29
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.77
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.09
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.987
1.987
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487
35.25
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
39.27
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.13
40.13
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.88
44.88

Fielding Stats for Chris Peters and Willie Smith

Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.22
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.16
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.35
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.4
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.78
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.75
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.68
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.4
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.522
0.522
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.03
36.03
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Peters and Willie Smith

Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
741.82
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
550.91
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
120
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
29.64
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
125.45
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
136.36
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
38.18
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.15
33.57
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-19.17
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
32
174.55
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA