R. Smith vs. Elmer Steele — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Steele
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Steele 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. Elmer Steele posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.041 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Elmer Steele had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Elmer Steele

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
7.9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
3.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596
34.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
32.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Elmer Steele

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
6.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
6.41
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.173
2.173
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Elmer Steele

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
294.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
556.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.03
15.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
101.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
3.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
47
184.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100