Ed Rakow vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Rakow
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Smith posted a stronger line than Ed Rakow. Charlie Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 4.33) and WHIP (1.232 vs 1.434). By the career numbers, Charlie 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 Ed Rakow and Charlie Smith

Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.99
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.37
43.37
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
4.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2284
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
761.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
771
9.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
3.59
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
5.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3293
38.93
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
4.89
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
35.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Ed Rakow and Charlie Smith

Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.99
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2284
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
761.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.73
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Rakow and Charlie Smith

Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
462.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
226
535.97
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
19
45.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
4.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
21
49.8
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
31
73.52
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.94
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
19
45.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.46
-20.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.37
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
90
213.44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA