Skel Roach vs. John Smiley — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Smiley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Smiley 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 3.8 and 1.242 for John Smiley. 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 John Smiley

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.59
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.49
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.02
55.02
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.56
77.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.8
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
8.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.87
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
2.34
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7900
37.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
4.19
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7212
34.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and John Smiley

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.56
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and John Smiley

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
376.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
525
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
76.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.38
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
18.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
96.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
102.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
36.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.74
9.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
183
190.63
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
46.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA