Skel Roach vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry 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. Harry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3 and 1.556 for Skel Roach. By the career numbers, Harry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Harry Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Harry Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Harry Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-23.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA