Buster Ross vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Buster Ross
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Buster Ross 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 5.01 and 1.613 for Buster Ross. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buster Ross and Charlie Smith

Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.01
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.1
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
11.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.47
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.8
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.65
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
6.71
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
37.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Buster Ross and Charlie Smith

Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3087
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Ross and Charlie Smith

Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
673.68
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
50
526.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
84.21
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
63.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
27.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
24.33
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
189.47
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA