John Roper vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

John Roper
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Roper built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Roper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, John Roper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Roper and R. Smith

John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
9.85
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.6
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
5.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
39.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
5.6
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
35.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.7
39.7
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for John Roper and R. Smith

John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Roper and R. Smith

John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
313.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
555.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
17.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
107.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
107.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
12.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
23
205.97
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA