William Ross vs. Roy Smith — Career Comparison

William Ross
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Smith
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy 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 5.24 and 1.970 for Roy 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 Roy Smith

William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.56
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.93
69.93
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.59
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
4.94
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.24
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2468
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822.2
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
10.16
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
10.07
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.8
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
3.31
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
7.66
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.21
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2975
32.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
46.34
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.21
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
5.81
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.25
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.98
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.67
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.81
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2599
28.43
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
37.88
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.397
0.397
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.55
32.55
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34

Fielding Stats for William Ross and Roy Smith

William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.24
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.32
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2135
27
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711.2
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.48
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.61
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.76
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.42
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.67
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.01
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.33
69.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Ross and Roy Smith

William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
247.24
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
600
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
530.71
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
146.46
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
119.69
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.9
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
26.77
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.4
63.63
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
184.25
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
190.55
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
55.12
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
56.69
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.66
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.97
73.97
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
39.37
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.72
Roy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
127
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.2
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA