Ed Smith vs. Ray Starr — Career Comparison

Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Starr
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ed Smith and Ray Starr are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ed Smith carried a career ERA of 3.72 against Ray Starr's 3.53. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Ed Smith and Ray Starr — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Smith and Ray Starr

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.78
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.05
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.48
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.39
51.39
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.77
63.77
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.72
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2097
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
8.9
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
8.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.62
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2974
38.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
3.89
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2682
34.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Ed Smith and Ray Starr

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
27
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
9
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Smith and Ray Starr

Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
331.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
514.29
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.6
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.95
11.89
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
72
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
93.6
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
57.6
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.75
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
81
194.4
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA