Skel Roach vs. Bryn Smith — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bryn Smith
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bryn Smith 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 3.53 and 1.228 for Bryn Smith. 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 Bryn Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.83
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.86
69.86
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
3.53
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1725
8.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.7
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
2.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
5.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.24
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7434
37.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
4.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6820
34.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Bryn Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.83
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.66
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.4
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
2.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
2.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.126
1.126
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Bryn Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
361.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
491.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
60.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.18
21
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
96.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
104.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.72
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
36.69
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
67.44
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.78
16.64
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.76
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
138.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100