Will Smith vs. Hoyt Wilhelm — Career Comparison

Will Smith
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Hoyt Wilhelm
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Will Smith and Hoyt Wilhelm are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 90 for Will Smith and 94 for Hoyt Wilhelm, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Hoyt Wilhelm gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Will Smith and Hoyt Wilhelm

Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.53
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
4.27
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.21
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.57
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.49
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.57
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.91
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.85
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.52
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6763
27
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254.1
9
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
7.86
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
7.01
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.16
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.6
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
3.28
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.11
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
10.32
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1610
6.43
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.512
1.512
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.41
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.36
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.25
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2729
37.65
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9164
36.59
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.27
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.6
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
4.32
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.09
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.68
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2443
33.71
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8313
33.19
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.59
36.59

Fielding Stats for Will Smith and Hoyt Wilhelm

Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
8.53
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
4.94
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.24
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5853
27
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951
9
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.53
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.72
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.72
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.3
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.91
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.25
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.41
90.41
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.107
0.107
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.455
0.455
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Will Smith and Hoyt Wilhelm

Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
618
185400
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
1302.23
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
600
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
525.76
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
46.25
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
40.16
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.65
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.09
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.22
7.57
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
55.98
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
77.89
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
29.21
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
25.56
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
53.55
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
208.39
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.1
-13.51
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
31.64
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
166
202.03
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
41.38
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Will Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.74
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hoyt Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Will Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Hoyt Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0