Bill Piercy vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Smith posted a stronger line than Bill Piercy. Ed Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.72 vs 4.26) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.546). By the career numbers, Ed Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Piercy and Ed Smith

Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.03
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.34
60.34
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.41
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
4.26
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9.96
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.95
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.62
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.709
0.709
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
37.65
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
5.34
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.24
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
34.1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Bill Piercy and Ed Smith

Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Piercy and Ed Smith

Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
320.74
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
528.11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
60.83
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.76
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.87
27.28
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
124.42
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
116.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24.88
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
38.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
63.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.6
23.77
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.35
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA