Luther Roy vs. Frank Smith — Career Comparison

Luther Roy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Smith posted a stronger line than Luther Roy. Frank Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.59 vs 7.17) and WHIP (1.166 vs 1.893). By the career numbers, Frank Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Luther Roy and Frank Smith

Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.95
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.4
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.95
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.01
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.55
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.44
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.6
55.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.14
32.14
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.03
72.03
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
7.17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.59
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6822
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.2
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2274
9
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
12.18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
7.82
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.85
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.68
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
4.16
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.26
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
43.61
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8431
33.37
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.05
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
8.28
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.53
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
1.893
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
38.55
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7714
30.53
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.61
43.61
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37

Fielding Stats for Luther Roy and Frank Smith

Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.02
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5238
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
9
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.87
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
4.03
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
5.09
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.9
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.929
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.676
2.676
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.49
55.49
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Roy and Frank Smith

Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
550.82
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
251.88
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
879
600
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
53
521.31
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
766
522.87
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
106.48
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
70.99
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.99
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.14
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.37
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.49
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
51.91
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67.66
46.18
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
137.7
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
150.85
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
159.04
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
55.29
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
49.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
58.02
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
78.69
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
111.95
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
67.7
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.76
46.94
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.87
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
68.85
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
43.69
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
217
148.12
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
24.57
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100