R. Smith vs. Al Widmar — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Widmar 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. Al Widmar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.21 and WHIP 1.640 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Al Widmar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Al Widmar

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.23
30.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
5.21
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
10.68
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1770
41.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.83
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
5.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
36.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Al Widmar

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.07
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.939
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Al Widmar

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
526.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
88.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
21.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
122.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
16.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
37
181.97
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA