Ed Smith vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Smith posted a stronger line than Joe Strong. Ed Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.72 vs 4.13) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.450). By the career numbers, Ed Smith 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 Joe Strong

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.49
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.09
68.09
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.61
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
4.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
9.78
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.4
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
3.27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.68
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.28
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
37.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.17
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
34.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Ed Smith and Joe Strong

Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.69
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.84
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
2.62
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
2.47
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.461
1.461
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.3
68.3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Smith and Joe Strong

Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
241.16
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
519.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
104.76
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
134.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
92.98
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.31
41.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
171.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
47.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.63
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
17.43
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100