Willie Smith vs. Emil Yde — Career Comparison

Willie Smith
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher
Emil Yde
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Emil Yde built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Emil Yde posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 6.31 and 2.026 for Willie Smith. By the career numbers, Emil Yde had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Smith and Emil Yde

Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.16
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.8
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.7
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.02
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.63
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.22
66.22
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.74
56.74
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.31
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.02
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
12.62
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
9.59
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.62
12.62
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.33
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.26
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.78
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.45
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.04
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.647
0.647
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
44.88
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3072
39.24
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.77
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
4.94
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.987
1.987
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
39.27
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2764
35.3
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.88
44.88
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Willie Smith and Emil Yde

Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.16
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
27
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.2
9
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.4
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.4
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.458
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Smith and Emil Yde

Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
373.21
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
566.07
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
132.14
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.64
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.71
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.65
47.59
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
185.71
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
150
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
82.14
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-19.17
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
52.53
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 600 PA
40
71.43
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.4
8.4
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.07
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Emil Yde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50