R. Smith vs. Luke Walker — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Walker
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke 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. Luke Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Luke Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Luke Walker

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.91
48.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.2
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
8.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3559
38.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3098
33.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Luke Walker

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2478
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.31
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.58
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Luke Walker

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
668.81
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
517.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
3.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-20.64
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.41
-23.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
107
294.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Luke Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
49.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Walker
Career
Per 600 PA