Fred Smith vs. Chris Van Cuyk — Career Comparison

Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Van Cuyk
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Van Cuyk 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 5.16 and 1.453 for Chris Van Cuyk. 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 Chris Van Cuyk

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.47
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.07
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.46
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
9.54
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.07
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223
38.49
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
39.52
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.88
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.56
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
35.24
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
35.42
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Fred Smith and Chris Van Cuyk

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.07
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Smith and Chris Van Cuyk

Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
463.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
51
536.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
115.79
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
30.43
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
12
126.32
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
133.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
44.44
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
93.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.9
30.64
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
35.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.44
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
9
94.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA