Karl Schnell vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Karl Schnell
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Karl Schnell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Karl Schnell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 2.048 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Karl Schnell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Schnell and Steve Smyth

Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
8.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
42.43
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
42.23
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.048
2.048
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.692
1.692
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
33.86
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Karl Schnell and Steve Smyth

Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
27
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Schnell and Steve Smyth

Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Schnell
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA