R. Smith vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for R. Smith and Lefty Williams

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for R. Smith and Lefty Williams

R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for R. Smith and Lefty Williams

R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA