Hub Pruett vs. Walt Smallwood — Career Comparison

Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walt Smallwood
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Smallwood as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Smallwood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 4.63 and 1.627 for Hub Pruett. By the career numbers, Walt Smallwood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hub Pruett and Walt Smallwood

Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.04
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.35
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.66
37.66
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
4.63
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.56
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
9.86
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
4.31
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.66
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
41.01
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
35.75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.56
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.78
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
31.18
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.75
35.75

Fielding Stats for Hub Pruett and Walt Smallwood

Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hub Pruett and Walt Smallwood

Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
960
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
86.4
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
72
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.3
27.13
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
103.2
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
136.8
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.6
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50.4
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.55
27.72
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-62.56
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
124.8
Walt Smallwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Smallwood
Career
Per 600 PA