Charlie Root vs. Frank Smith — Career Comparison

Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Smith posted a stronger line than Charlie Root. Frank Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.59 vs 3.59) and WHIP (1.166 vs 1.295). 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 Charlie Root and Frank Smith

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
1.78
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.96
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.01
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.57
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.55
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.44
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.68
55.68
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.6
55.6
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.96
53.96
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.03
72.03
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.59
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6822
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2274
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3252
9.15
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
7.82
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
676
2.68
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
4.11
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
4.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.26
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13529
38.08
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8431
33.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.53
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7714
30.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37

Fielding Stats for Charlie Root and Frank Smith

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.02
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5238
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.87
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
4.03
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
5.09
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.676
2.676
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.49
55.49
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Root and Frank Smith

Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
318.39
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
369
251.88
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
879
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
766
522.87
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
106.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
23.17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.99
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.14
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.37
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
32.24
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.49
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.66
46.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
150.85
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
159.04
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
55.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
46.85
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
58.02
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
111.95
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.76
46.94
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.53
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.87
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
43.69
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
148.12
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
3.62
3.62
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
24.57
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100