R. Smith vs. Tom Walker — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Walker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom 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. Tom Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Tom Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Tom Walker

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.58
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369.2
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
9.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
37.42
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
34.45
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Tom Walker

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.82
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
97.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.58
89.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Tom Walker

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
200
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
550
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
70.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
16.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
79.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
104.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
62.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
7.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
27
112.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100