Ford Smith vs. Frank Stevens — Career Comparison

Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Stevens
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ford Smith posted a stronger line than Frank Stevens. Ford Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.37 vs 5.84) and WHIP (1.115 vs 1.587). By the career numbers, Ford 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 Ford Smith and Frank Stevens

Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.69
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.89
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.03
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.65
32.65
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.98
60.98
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
5.84
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
10.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
3.8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
3.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
36.45
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
33.11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
6.94
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.74
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.01
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
32.74
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27.89
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.45
36.45
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.11
33.11

Fielding Stats for Ford Smith and Frank Stevens

Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.89
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.93
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671.2
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.84
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.53
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.34
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.58
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.35
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.18
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.28
60.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ford Smith and Frank Stevens

Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
238.24
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
600
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
600
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
535.29
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
37
129.07
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
152.94
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
90.7
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
101.47
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.4
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.29
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.35
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.82
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.37
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
51.47
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15.54
54.21
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.98
80.86
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
51
177.91
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
229.41
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
49
170.93
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
198.53
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
80.23
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
85.29
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
67.65
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
144.12
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16.85
58.77
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.3
87.21
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.82
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.76
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
172
172
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
408
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.47
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.12
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.88
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.88
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100