Steve Smyth vs. Jose Veras — Career Comparison

Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Veras
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Veras as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Veras posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Jose Veras had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Smyth and Jose Veras

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9.36
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.49
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.49
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.57
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
7.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.17
7.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.96
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
4.7
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.54
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
9.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.558
1.558
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1825
38.83
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.06
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1560
33.19
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Steve Smyth and Jose Veras

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9.36
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.72
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.141
0.141
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Smyth and Jose Veras

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
264000
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jose Veras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Veras
Career
Per 600 PA