Tyson Ross vs. Rex Smith — Career Comparison

Tyson Ross
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rex Smith
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Tyson Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Rex Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tyson Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.5 and 2.111 for Rex Smith. By the career numbers, Tyson Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tyson Ross and Rex Smith

Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.02
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.41
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.44
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.7
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.95
69.95
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.04
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2714
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.2
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
8.36
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.86
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.17
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
8.12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.52
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3855
38.35
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
44.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
4.49
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.95
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.111
2.111
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
33.54
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.5
44.5

Fielding Stats for Tyson Ross and Rex Smith

Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.02
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.41
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2714
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.2
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.78
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.48
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
2.4
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.26
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.19
94.19
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.118
1.118
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.95
69.95
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyson Ross and Rex Smith

Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
577.88
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
525.35
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
105.07
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.82
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.45
31.66
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
132.72
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
38.71
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.94
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.52
31.85
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.59
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
78
215.67
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.29
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyson Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA