Skel Roach vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Smith
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal 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 3.77 and 1.352 for Hal 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 Hal Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.51
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.77
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
9.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.94
9.94
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.23
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.529
0.529
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.8
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
36.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Hal Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Hal Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
425
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
558.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
8.75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
66.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.33
-11.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
208.33
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA