Steve Smyth vs. Joe Verbanic — Career Comparison

Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Verbanic
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Smyth built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Verbanic as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Verbanic posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Joe Verbanic had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Smyth and Joe Verbanic

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.52
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.48
18.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.65
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.61
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.09
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895
38.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.43
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.52
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799
34.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Steve Smyth and Joe Verbanic

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.99
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.78
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.48
18.48
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Smyth and Joe Verbanic

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
1041.51
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
520.75
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
10.54
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.77
8.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-7.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA