Steve Smyth vs. Marlin Stuart — Career Comparison

Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Marlin Stuart
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Marlin Stuart as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Marlin Stuart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.647 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Marlin Stuart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Smyth and Marlin Stuart

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.63
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.43
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1457
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485.2
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
10.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.69
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
4.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
3.43
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2201
40.79
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.65
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
5.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
35.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Steve Smyth and Marlin Stuart

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
31.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56.2
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
13.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
19.85
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
18.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.592
0.592
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Smyth and Marlin Stuart

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
862.77
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
547.45
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
96.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
74.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
27.75
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
131.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
127.01
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
61.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.66
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
87.59
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.04
22.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
32
140.15
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
4.28
4.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Marlin Stuart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
Marlin Stuart
Career
Per 600 PA