Herbert Smith vs. Vern Underhill — Career Comparison

Herbert Smith
UnknownThrows LeftKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Vern Underhill
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Herbert Smith and Vern Underhill are fairly close on the surface numbers. Vern Underhill posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.7 vs 6.1) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.44). Herbert Smith had the advantage in WHIP (1.548 vs 2.092). By the career numbers, Vern Underhill 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 Herbert Smith and Vern Underhill

Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.18
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.72
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.99
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.7
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
11.15
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.61
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
7.68
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.35
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.95
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.31
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
38.32
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
44.83
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
8.42
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.092
2.092
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
33.53
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.91
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.349
0.349
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83

Fielding Stats for Herbert Smith and Vern Underhill

Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.7
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
27
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.1
9
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.93
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.93
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Herbert Smith and Vern Underhill

Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
642.86
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
514.29
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
42.58
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
97.75
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
48.02
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
97.85
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Underhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herbert Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Underhill
Career
Per 600 PA