Tom Smith vs. Brian Van Belle — Career Comparison
Looking at the career totals, Tom Smith and Brian Van Belle are fairly close on the surface numbers. Brian Van Belle posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.4 vs 6.33) and WHIP (1.560 vs 1.848). Tom Smith had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.33 per nine innings vs 2.16). By the career numbers, Brian Van Belle had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.
Pitching Stats for Tom Smith and Brian Van Belle
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.63
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
6.33
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
10.83
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
14.04
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.48
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
43.7
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
38.88
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
36.78
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
38.88
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Fielding Stats for Tom Smith and Brian Van Belle
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.55
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.32
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Tom Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Hitting Stats for Tom Smith and Brian Van Belle
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.08
7.08
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA