Robin Roberts vs. Frank Smith — Career Comparison

Robin Roberts
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Smith posted a stronger line than Robin Roberts. Frank Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.59 vs 3.41) and home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Frank Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Robin Roberts and Frank Smith

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
1.3
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.4
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
1.17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.01
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
0.55
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.55
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.47
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.44
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.86
53.86
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.6
55.6
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.09
90.09
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.03
72.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.59
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1774
3.41
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.59
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14066
27
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6822
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4688.2
9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2274
9
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4582
8.8
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
7.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.97
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
1.73
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
2.68
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
4.52
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1051
4.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.26
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.16
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19174
36.8
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8431
33.37
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.31
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1962
3.77
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.53
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18218
34.97
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7714
30.53
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.8
36.8
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37

Fielding Stats for Robin Roberts and Frank Smith

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.02
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.2
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9058
27
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5238
27
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3019.1
9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1746
9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.94
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.87
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
1.79
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
4.03
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
2.83
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
5.09
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.73
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.9
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.676
2.676
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.49
55.49
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robin Roberts and Frank Smith

Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
231.65
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
251.88
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1782
600
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
879
600
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525
513.47
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
766
522.87
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
85.86
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
106.48
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
62.29
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.99
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
18.52
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.99
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.37
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.14
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.68
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.37
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
23.57
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.49
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.71
28.19
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.66
46.18
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
116.16
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
150.85
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
134.01
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
159.04
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
36.03
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
55.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.68
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
58.02
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
69.02
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
111.95
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.98
24.91
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68.76
46.94
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.69
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.87
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
45.45
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
64
43.69
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
372
125.25
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
148.12
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.79
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
36.36
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
24.57
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.02
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
37
12.46
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.34
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robin Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Robin Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100