R. Smith vs. Ray Washburn — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Washburn
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Washburn 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. Ray Washburn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Ray Washburn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Ray Washburn

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.46
69.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1208
8.99
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
2.63
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5080
37.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4703
34.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Ray Washburn

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.61
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.28
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.46
69.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Ray Washburn

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
341.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
515.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.19
11.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
72.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
84.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
31.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
64.29
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.87
-5.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
201
287.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA