Ed Smith vs. Bill Steen — Career Comparison

Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Steen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Smith and Bill Steen are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill Steen had the edge in ERA (3.05 vs 3.72). By the career numbers, Bill Steen 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 Bill Steen

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.98
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.19
60.19
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.47
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.72
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.05
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
9.21
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.08
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
3.99
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
37.65
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2458
37.06
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
34.1
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
33.87
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Ed Smith and Bill Steen

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
27
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
9
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.04
91.04
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.17
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.963
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Smith and Bill Steen

Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
293.21
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
551.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
104.76
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
114.03
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
95.24
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
97.74
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.52
33.98
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
133.03
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
138.46
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
38.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
51.58
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
89.59
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.06
35.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.72
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
176.47
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.29
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33