Joe Smith vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.1 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.13 and 1.371 for Cecil Upshaw. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Smith and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
3.52
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
34.16
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Smith and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.63
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.24
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
2.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Smith and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
489.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.36
15.41
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
23
150
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA