Herb Smith vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Herb Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb 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. Herb Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 3.93 and 1.442 for Gary Wayne. By the career numbers, Herb Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Smith and Gary Wayne

Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.46
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135.1
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
8.54
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.75
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.91
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
39.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.8
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
33.32
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
34.03
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Herb Smith and Gary Wayne

Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.47
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.3
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Smith and Gary Wayne

Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
251.61
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
425.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.57
34.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
164.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
48.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
106.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.66
45.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA