Frank Smith vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Frank Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Smith posted a stronger line than Jim Willis. Frank Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.59 vs 3.91) and WHIP (1.166 vs 1.277). 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 Jim Willis

Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.4
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.4
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.01
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.99
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.55
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.44
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.6
55.6
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.03
72.03
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.71
70.71
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.73
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.74
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.59
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
3.91
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6822
27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2274
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
7.82
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
9.48
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
2.68
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.01
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1051
4.16
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.66
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.26
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8431
33.37
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2708
38.32
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.31
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.53
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
4.68
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.75
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7714
30.53
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2498
35.35
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Frank Smith and Jim Willis

Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.41
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.02
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.98
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5238
27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2004
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.87
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
4.03
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.98
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
5.09
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
2.6
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
2.49
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.676
2.676
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.49
55.49
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.52
69.52
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Smith and Jim Willis

Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
251.88
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
110
240
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
879
600
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
275
600
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
522.87
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
556.36
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
106.48
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
70.99
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
111.27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.99
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
26.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.14
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.37
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.49
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
13
28.36
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67.66
46.18
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.84
47.65
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
150.85
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
170.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
159.04
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
161.45
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
55.29
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
69.82
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
58.02
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
52.36
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
111.95
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
122.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.76
46.94
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
55.52
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.87
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.36
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
43.69
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
17.45
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
217
148.12
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
24.57
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.05
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.05
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100