R. Smith vs. Edsall Walker — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edsall Walker
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edsall Walker 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. Edsall Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Edsall Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Edsall Walker

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.06
65.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.42
69.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2042
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680.2
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
8.71
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.7
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
39.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.36
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
5.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2642
34.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Edsall Walker

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2142
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.6
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.89
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.775
1.775
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Edsall Walker

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
267.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
538.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
148.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
109.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.79
73.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
221.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
189.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
100.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
174.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.44
82.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.67
107.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100