Ed Smith vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Ed Smith. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.72) and WHIP (1.193 vs 1.332). By the career numbers, Al Spalding 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 Ed Smith and Al Spalding

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.72
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.08
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.62
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Ed Smith and Al Spalding

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
1.18
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
1.78
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.89
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
3.54
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.156
3.156
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Smith and Al Spalding

Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
104.76
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
95.24
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
5.73
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.31
41.03
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
171.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
47.66
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.51
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71