Joe Smith vs. Pop Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pop Williams
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Pop Williams 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 3.17 and 1.395 for Pop Williams. 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 Pop Williams

Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1159
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.1
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9.92
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.6
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1650
38.44
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
4.75
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
35.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Joe Smith and Pop Williams

Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.12
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.67
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.22
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.07
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
2.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.04
94.04
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.582
2.582
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Smith and Pop Williams

Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
177.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
539.7
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
120.6
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
105.53
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.32
43.17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
168.84
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
63.32
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54.27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
117.59
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.91
50.99
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
33.17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.21
14.21
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pop Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pop Williams
Career
Per 600 PA