Skel Roach vs. Guy Smith — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Guy Smith
UnknownIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Guy 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 6.43 and 1.786 for Guy 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 Guy Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.43
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
46.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.786
1.786
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
38.57
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.93
46.93

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Guy Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Guy Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.056
1.056
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
158.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.056
1.056
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
166.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA