Greg Smith vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Greg Smith
MillenialLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Cecil Upshaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cecil Upshaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 4.51 and 1.465 for Greg Smith. By the career numbers, Cecil Upshaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Smith and Cecil Upshaw

Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.57
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.71
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.58
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.51
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229.1
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.56
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.36
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.57
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
5.16
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
38.54
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
4.71
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.63
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
33.24
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
34.16
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Greg Smith and Cecil Upshaw

Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.57
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
229.1
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.41
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.73
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.73
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Smith and Cecil Upshaw

Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
1326.32
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
473.68
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
489.13
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
67.57
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
76.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
15.41
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
23
150
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
91.3
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA