Luis Rivera vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Luis Rivera
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Rivera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.23 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 2.81 and 1.232 for Charlie Smith. By the career numbers, Luis Rivera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Rivera and Charlie Smith

Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
2.81
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.208
0.208
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.36
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
39.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.92
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
29.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Luis Rivera and Charlie Smith

Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Rivera and Charlie Smith

Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
266.94
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
600
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA