R. Smith vs. Doc White — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc White
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc White 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. Doc White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Doc White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Doc White

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.26
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.56
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.78
54.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.01
85.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
2.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9123
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3041
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2738
8.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
1.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
4.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12096
35.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11307
33.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Doc White

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
1.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.73
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9519
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3173
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.78
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
3.77
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.578
2.578
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Doc White

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
216.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1516
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1283
507.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
110.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
95.38
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
14.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.91
45.87
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
131.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
168.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
29.68
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
87.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.74
52.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
195
77.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
33.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100