Skel Roach vs. Owen Smaulding — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Owen Smaulding
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Owen Smaulding built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 5.58 and 1.688 for Owen Smaulding. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Owen Smaulding

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.33
73.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
5.58
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
12.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.46
12.46
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
41.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
6.62
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
36.87
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Owen Smaulding

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.83
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.62
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.57
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.706
1.706
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Owen Smaulding

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
300
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
581.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
99.83
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
281.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
106.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA