Harry Smith vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.93 and 1.442 for Gary Wayne. By the career numbers, Harry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Smith and Gary Wayne

Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
8.54
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.03
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Harry Smith and Gary Wayne

Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249.2
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.48
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.77
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.69
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Smith and Gary Wayne

Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA