Steve Smyth vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Rick Sutcliffe posted a stronger line than Steve Smyth. Rick Sutcliffe posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.08 vs 9.35) and WHIP (1.415 vs 1.692). By the career numbers, Rick Sutcliffe 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 Steve Smyth and Rick Sutcliffe

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.16
55.16
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.78
85.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
4.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2662
8.88
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.79
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
3.61
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.54
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
5.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11548
38.53
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
4.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.37
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.62
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10222
34.1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Steve Smyth and Rick Sutcliffe

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.35
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.31
97.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.78
85.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Smyth and Rick Sutcliffe

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
480
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
425.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
513.24
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
93.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
68.49
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.93
29.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
38.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
50.23
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
84.93
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.36
25.9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
143
130.59
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
49.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100