Jim Roland vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Roland
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Roland 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 3.22 and 1.350 for Jim Roland. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Roland and Charlie Smith

Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.32
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
3.22
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
7.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
4.58
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
5.44
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
38.51
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.28
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.7
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
3.92
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
33.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Jim Roland and Charlie Smith

Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.78
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Roland and Charlie Smith

Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
1400
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
84
541.94
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
3.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.9
-25.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
232.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA