R. Smith vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Otis Starks

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Otis Starks

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Otis Starks

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100