Chuck Smith vs. Larry Thomas — Career Comparison

Chuck Smith
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Thomas
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chuck Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 3.84 and 1.400 for Chuck Smith. By the career numbers, Larry Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chuck Smith and Larry Thomas

Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.45
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.84
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
8.54
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.12
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.68
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.15
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.07
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.04
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
38.36
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
38.52
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
4.27
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
33.45
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
32.85
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Chuck Smith and Larry Thomas

Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.45
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.94
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.97
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.7
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.84
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.7
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Smith and Larry Thomas

Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
308.57
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
565.71
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
9.28
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
85.71
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
68.57
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.65
-5.54
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
231.43
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA