Riley Smith vs. Hal Wiltse — Career Comparison

Riley Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Wiltse
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal Wiltse built a career as a starting pitcher and Riley Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hal Wiltse posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.599 compared to 5.04 and 1.436 for Riley Smith. By the career numbers, Hal Wiltse had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Riley Smith and Hal Wiltse

Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.83
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.17
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.36
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.73
63.73
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.04
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
4.87
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501
27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500.1
9
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
10.61
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.59
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.16
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.1
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
3.8
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.67
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.41
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
38.98
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2267
40.78
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.15
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
5.76
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.599
1.599
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
36.04
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2040
36.7
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Riley Smith and Hal Wiltse

Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
27
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.2
9
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.74
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.16
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.45
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.539
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Riley Smith and Hal Wiltse

Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
1058.82
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
351.72
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
558.62
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
89.66
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
20.65
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
103.45
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
106.9
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.48
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.69
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
55.17
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.69
-59.51
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
14.58
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.45
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.79
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
103.45
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.55
1.55
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Wiltse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100