Lew Richie vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Lew Richie
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lew Richie and Charlie Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lew Richie had the edge in ERA (2.54 vs 2.81). By the career numbers, Lew Richie 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 Lew Richie and Charlie Smith

Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.49
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.24
53.24
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.43
56.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.54
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
2.81
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1190
7.88
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
2.9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.8
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.686
0.686
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5422
35.9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5479
36.54
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
3.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.92
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4895
32.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Lew Richie and Charlie Smith

Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
2.7
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.85
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2412
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.64
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
3.66
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
3.48
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
4.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
4.01
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
4.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.8
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.54
31.54
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Richie and Charlie Smith

Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
299.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
483
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443
550.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
65
80.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
50
62.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.45
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.63
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.96
22.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
106.83
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
111.8
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.54
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
21
26.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
59.63
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
15.68
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
31.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
96
119.25
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
5.03
5.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.63
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.48
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Richie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA