Nolan Ryan vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Smith posted a stronger line than Nolan Ryan. Charlie Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 3.19) and home runs allowed (0.15 per nine innings vs 0.54). By the career numbers, Charlie 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 Nolan Ryan and Charlie Smith

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.41
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.99
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.81
69.81
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
3.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Charlie Smith

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.86
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.99
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Charlie Smith

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
490
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA