Clay Smith vs. Chris Van Cuyk — Career Comparison

Clay Smith
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Van Cuyk
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Van Cuyk 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. Chris Van Cuyk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.16 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 5.49 and 1.653 for Clay Smith. By the career numbers, Chris Van Cuyk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Smith and Chris Van Cuyk

Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.12
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
2.47
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.46
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.49
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
5.16
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.44
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
9.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.07
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.89
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.78
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
40.96
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
39.52
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.41
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.56
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
37.3
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
35.42
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Clay Smith and Chris Van Cuyk

Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.778
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Smith and Chris Van Cuyk

Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
900
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
536.84
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
115.79
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.5
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
30.43
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-42.64
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
35.96
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Clay Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA