Bill Phyle vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 3.96 and 1.500 for Bill Phyle. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phyle and Fred Smith

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.21
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.07
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.78
83.78
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
3.96
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.91
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.65
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.88
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
35.24
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Fred Smith

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.16
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.97
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
2.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.342
2.342
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Fred Smith

Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
190.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
135
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
560
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.95
27.98
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
121.88
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
48.89
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
78.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.07
25.23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
30
93.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100