Ford Smith vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ford Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ford Smith and R. Smith

Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
7.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.74
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ford Smith and R. Smith

Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ford Smith and R. Smith

Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA