Frank Smith vs. Chris Welsh — Career Comparison

Frank Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Welsh
Baby BoomersDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Smith posted a stronger line than Chris Welsh. Frank Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.59 vs 4.45) and WHIP (1.166 vs 1.477). By the career numbers, Frank 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 Frank Smith and Chris Welsh

Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.4
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.04
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.01
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.55
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.44
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.6
55.6
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.03
72.03
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.59
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.45
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6822
27
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2274
9
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
7.82
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
9.89
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.87
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.68
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.16
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
4.16
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.26
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8431
33.37
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2333
39.05
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.53
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
4.97
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.14
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7714
30.53
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2095
35.07
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Frank Smith and Chris Welsh

Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.04
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.02
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.26
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5238
27
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1613
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746
9
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
537.2
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.87
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
4.03
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.79
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
5.09
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.9
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.14
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.676
2.676
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
1.049
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.49
55.49
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Smith and Chris Welsh

Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
251.88
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
449.08
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
879
600
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
163
600
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
522.87
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
526.38
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
106.48
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
26
95.71
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.99
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
19
69.94
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.99
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.09
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.14
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.37
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.49
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.77
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.66
46.18
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
8.01
29.47
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
150.85
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
35
128.83
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
159.04
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
34
125.15
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
55.29
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
11
40.49
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
58.02
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.26
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
111.95
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
28
103.07
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.76
46.94
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
24.96
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.87
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
43.69
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
8
29.45
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
148.12
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
187.73
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
24.57
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.17
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.36
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.05
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Welsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.05
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Welsh
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50