Clay Smith vs. Frank Stevens — Career Comparison

Clay Smith
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Stevens
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Stevens built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.49 and WHIP 1.653 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Frank Stevens. By the career numbers, Clay Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Smith and Frank Stevens

Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.12
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.69
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.03
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.65
32.65
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.49
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
5.84
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.44
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
10.49
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.49
10.49
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
3.8
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.89
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
3.45
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
40.96
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
33.11
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.41
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
6.94
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.01
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
37.3
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27.89
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.11
33.11

Fielding Stats for Clay Smith and Frank Stevens

Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.89
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.14
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671.2
9
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.53
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.58
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.11
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.645
1.645
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.28
60.28
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Smith and Frank Stevens

Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
900
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
238.24
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
600
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
535.29
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
152.94
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
101.47
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.29
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.35
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.82
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
51.47
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.5
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.98
80.86
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
229.41
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
198.53
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
85.29
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
67.65
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
144.12
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-42.64
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.3
87.21
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.82
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.76
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
408
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.12
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.88
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.88
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100