William Ross vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

William Ross
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Ross 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. William Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, William Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Ross and R. Smith

William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.93
69.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
4.94
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2468
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
10.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2975
32.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
5.81
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.98
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
28.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.397
0.397
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.55
32.55
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for William Ross and R. Smith

William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.32
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2135
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.33
69.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Ross and R. Smith

William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
247.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
530.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
146.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
119.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
26.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.4
63.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
184.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
190.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
55.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
56.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.97
73.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
39.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.72
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
127
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
25.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA