Charlie Ripple vs. Pete Smith — Career Comparison

Charlie Ripple
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Smith
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Ripple as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.75 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 9.45 and 2.850 for Charlie Ripple. By the career numbers, Pete Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Ripple and Pete Smith

Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.43
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9.45
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.75
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
12.15
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.68
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
13.5
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.86
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.75
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
50.63
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
38.09
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.35
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9.45
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.75
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
37.13
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
34.23
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Charlie Ripple and Pete Smith

Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.38
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
27
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.2
9
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.93
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.091
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Ripple and Pete Smith

Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3300
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1400
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ripple
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA