Johnny Sain vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Johnny Sain
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Johnny Sain and Ed Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Johnny Sain carried a career ERA of 3.49 against Ed Smith's 3.72. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Johnny Sain and Ed Smith — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Sain and Ed Smith

Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
1.74
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.04
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.51
54.51
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.47
59.47
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
3.49
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.72
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6377
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125.2
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2145
9.08
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.76
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.62
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.08
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8998
38.1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.01
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8349
35.35
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Johnny Sain and Ed Smith

Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
29.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
26.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.14
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.35
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.64
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.89
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
35.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
3.54
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.209
1.209
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.28
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Sain and Ed Smith

Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
303.5
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
542.52
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
133.18
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
104.76
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.64
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
95.24
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.59
39.66
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
164.72
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
151.4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
48.36
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
70.79
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
117.06
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.11
45.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.82
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.02
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.8
42.8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
17.52
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA