Sherry Smith vs. Brad Ziegler — Career Comparison

Sherry Smith
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Ziegler
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sherry Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Ziegler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Ziegler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.334 compared to 3.32 and 1.303 for Sherry Smith. By the career numbers, Brad Ziegler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sherry Smith and Brad Ziegler

Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
1.64
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
9.27
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.98
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.46
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.52
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.48
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.14
49.14
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.33
49.33
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.05
60.05
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.62
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.32
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
3.32
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.75
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6158
27
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2152
27
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2052.2
9
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
717.1
9
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2234
9.8
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
8.21
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.4
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.93
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
3.11
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.69
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
1.88
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
6.01
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8663
37.98
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2947
36.97
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.31
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.23
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.15
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.73
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8181
35.87
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2635
33.06
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Sherry Smith and Brad Ziegler

Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
9.27
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2152
27
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717.1
9
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.56
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.07
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
2.8
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.63
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.93
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.069
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sherry Smith and Brad Ziegler

Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
381
298.43
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
63342.86
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
555.35
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
129.24
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
97.91
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.8
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.83
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.7
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
31.33
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.36
48.84
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
177.81
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
155.87
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
46.21
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
47
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
88.51
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.58
52.93
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-4.06
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.5
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
104.96
Brad Ziegler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.72
5.72
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.35
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.48
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sherry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14
Brad Ziegler
Career
Per 600 PA