CC Sabathia vs. Dode Smith — Career Comparison

CC Sabathia
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dode Smith
UnknownThrows LeftCincinnati-Cleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

CC Sabathia built a career as a starting pitcher and Dode Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. CC Sabathia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 6 and 1.667 for Dode Smith. By the career numbers, CC Sabathia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for CC Sabathia and Dode Smith

CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.63
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.41
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.1
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
3.74
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
8.56
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
0.96
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.76
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.11
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3093
7.78
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.172
1.172
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.19
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.31
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14989
37.71
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1623
4.08
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.24
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
0.8
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13580
34.17
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
33
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for CC Sabathia and Dode Smith

CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.12
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
0.91
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.1
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.03
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.58
93.58
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for CC Sabathia and Dode Smith

CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
2655.12
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
571.65
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
35.51
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
174.8
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
127.56
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.07
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.87
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
26.7
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
36
170.08
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.9
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
Dode Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
Dode Smith
Career
Per 600 PA