Robbie Ray vs. Mike Smithson — Career Comparison

Robbie Ray
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Smithson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Robbie Ray a clear advantage over Mike Smithson across the core pitching metrics. Robbie Ray led in strikeout rate (K%+ 132 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 71), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 84). Mike Smithson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 78). Robbie Ray was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Robbie Ray and Mike Smithson

Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.66
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.35
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.55
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.07
52.07
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.91
46.91
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
3.94
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
4.58
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
7.81
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1473
9.77
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.35
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.11
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
3.8
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.54
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
10.83
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
4.85
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.37
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.29
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.32
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6097
38.08
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5861
38.89
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.21
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
4.94
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.6
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.7
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5379
33.6
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
35.33
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Robbie Ray and Mike Smithson

Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
1.66
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.63
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.35
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4323
27
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4069
27
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1441
9
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1356.1
9
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.22
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.81
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.11
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.08
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.77
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.04
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.69
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.626
0.626
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robbie Ray and Mike Smithson

Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
597.76
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
600
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
530.6
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
76.12
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
60.45
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.43
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.76
15.13
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
96.27
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.07
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.63
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.15
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
42.54
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
2.27
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.96
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
116
259.7
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
58.21
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.72
Mike Smithson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robbie Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Smithson
Career
Per 600 PA