Robbie Ray vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Robbie Ray
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe Smith
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robbie Ray built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 102), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 78). Robbie Ray held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 132 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Smith.

Pitching Stats for Robbie Ray and Joe Smith

Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
1.66
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.55
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.65
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.07
52.07
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.35
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
3.94
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.14
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1250
7.81
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.71
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.35
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.78
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
3.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
10.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
7.86
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.32
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6097
38.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3150
37.19
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.08
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.21
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.41
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.86
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5379
33.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2821
33.3
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Robbie Ray and Joe Smith

Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
1.66
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
10.22
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2287
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
762.1
9
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.22
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.81
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.91
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.33
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.04
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.25
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.626
0.626
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robbie Ray and Joe Smith

Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
267
597.76
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
866
259800
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
530.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
76.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
60.45
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.43
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.76
15.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
96.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.15
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
42.54
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
2.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
259.7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA