Tom Smith vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Tom Smith
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.33 and WHIP 1.848 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Tom Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Smith and Steve Smyth

Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.63
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.59
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
6.33
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
10.83
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.8
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
2.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
43.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
42.23
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
9.39
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.692
1.692
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
36.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.7
43.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Tom Smith and Steve Smyth

Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.55
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.98
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.379
2.379
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Smith and Steve Smyth

Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
204.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
536.47
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
120
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.09
50.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
148.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
183.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
63.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.99
56.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
84.71
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.08
7.08
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA