Ed Roebuck vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Roebuck
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Roebuck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 3.35 and 1.398 for Ed Roebuck. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Roebuck and Charlie Smith

Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
5.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.65
62.65
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
3.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2373
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
8.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
3.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3375
38.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
4.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3045
34.65
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Ed Roebuck and Charlie Smith

Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
5.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2373
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.59
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.89
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
2.64
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
2.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.97
93.97
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Roebuck and Charlie Smith

Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
1852.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
149
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
551.68
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
112.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
88.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
35.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
153.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
128.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
56.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
40.27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
88.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.18
32.94
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
157.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
3.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA