Bob Smith vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Smith
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Smith posted a stronger line than Bob Smith. Ed Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.72 vs 4.75) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.645). By the career numbers, Ed 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 Bob Smith and Ed Smith

Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.79
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.03
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
5.49
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
40.5
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.65
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.31
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.614
1.614
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
35.01
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Bob Smith and Ed Smith

Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.77
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.92
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.85
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.31
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.22
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Smith and Ed Smith

Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
642.86
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
600
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.79
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-14.16
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
1.56
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA