Fred Smith vs. Rob Tejeda — Career Comparison

Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rob Tejeda
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rob Tejeda built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.27 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.42 and 1.477 for Rob Tejeda. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Smith and Rob Tejeda

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.79
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.49
28.49
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
4.42
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
8.59
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.96
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
5.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.55
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
39.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.81
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.88
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
4.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1647
33.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Fred Smith and Rob Tejeda

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.79
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.81
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.32
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.77
90.77
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.49
28.49
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Smith and Rob Tejeda

Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
3487.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
25
468.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
57.78
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.44
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
6.52
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-10.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
13
243.75
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA