Brian Smith vs. Eddie Wall — Career Comparison

Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland ElitesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Wall built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 10.38 and WHIP 1.846 compared to 11.12 and 2.250 for Eddie Wall. By the career numbers, Brian Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Smith and Eddie Wall

Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.19
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
10.38
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
11.12
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
12.46
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
11.91
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.91
11.91
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
8.34
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.76
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
41.54
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
46.46
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
10.38
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
13.5
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.59
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.846
1.846
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
33.23
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
36.13
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.372
0.372
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.54
41.54
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.46
46.46

Fielding Stats for Brian Smith and Eddie Wall

Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.74
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Brian Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Smith and Eddie Wall

Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.12
-8.7
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA