Erik Sabel vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Ford Smith

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Ford Smith

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Ford Smith

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA