Steve Smyth vs. Ed Stein — Career Comparison

Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Stein
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Stein as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Stein posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.462 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Ed Stein had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Smyth and Ed Stein

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.99
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.59
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.29
58.29
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.12
85.12
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
3.97
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4968
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1656
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
9.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.98
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
2.91
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.49
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7345
39.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
5.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
35.62
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.92
39.92

Fielding Stats for Steve Smyth and Ed Stein

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.92
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.52
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Smyth and Ed Stein

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
178.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
544.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
122.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
100.69
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.43
48.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
152.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
171.66
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
67.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
64.37
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
130.4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.95
53.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
118
97.39
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
6.16
6.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.95
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100